Provocative Idea: Meaningful Academic Work as Praxis in Emergence

Autor/in	Rasanen, Keijo
Titel	Provocative Idea: Meaningful Academic Work as Praxis in Emergence
Quelle	In: Journal of Research Practice, 4 (2008) 1, S.1 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1712-851X
Schlagwörter	Governance; Educational Change; College Faculty; Foreign Countries; College Environment; Research; Administrative Principles; Higher Education; Theories; Educational Practices; Theory Practice Relationship; Faculty Evaluation; Accountability; Faculty College Relationship; Professional Autonomy; Administrative Policy; Teaching Conditions; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Bildungsreform; Fakultät; Ausland; Hochschulumwelt; Forschung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Theory; Theorie; Bildungspraxis; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Verantwortung; Berufsfreiheit; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Finnland
Abstract	The managerial form of university governance has changed the conditions of academic work in many countries. While some academics consider this a welcome development, others experience it as a threat to their autonomy and to the meaningfulness of their work. This essay suggests a stance in response to the current conditions that should serve especially the latter group of academics. The claim is that by approaching academic work as a potential praxis in emergence, it is possible to appreciate local, autonomous activity in renewing academic work. Even if such efforts remain difficult, dispersed in space, discontinuous in time, and incomplete, they may provide a sense of direction and keep up hope. The conception of praxis is a way of articulating the mission of such efforts; simultaneously, it is also a way of defining an epistemic object for research on academic work. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10