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TY - JOUR
T1 - Desired characteristics of continuing professional development for holistic academic development
AU - Ragupathi, Kiruthika
PY - 2022/12/31
Y1 - 2022/12/31
N2 - Academic development is increasingly complex and multi-faceted, and highly contextual. This study investigates why academic developers do what they do, within a continuing professional development (CPD) context. This qualitative research examines how six academic developers value their engagement in CPD and highlights five desired characteristics that form the basis for conceptualising and enacting a holistic approach to academic development. Findings show that academic development practice embraces concepts of dialogue, adaptive expertise, and connected communities with an emphasis on engaging with the disciplines and the larger purposes of higher education, as illuminated by the desired characteristics to sustain its value.
AB - Academic development is increasingly complex and multi-faceted, and highly contextual. This study investigates why academic developers do what they do, within a continuing professional development (CPD) context. This qualitative research examines how six academic developers value their engagement in CPD and highlights five desired characteristics that form the basis for conceptualising and enacting a holistic approach to academic development. Findings show that academic development practice embraces concepts of dialogue, adaptive expertise, and connected communities with an emphasis on engaging with the disciplines and the larger purposes of higher education, as illuminated by the desired characteristics to sustain its value.
KW - Academic development
KW - continuing professional development
KW - CPD
KW - desired characteristics
KW - higher education
U2 - 10.1080/1360144X.2021.2007484
DO - 10.1080/1360144X.2021.2007484
M3 - Journal article
VL - 27
SP - 372
EP - 385
JO - International Journal for Academic Development
JF - International Journal for Academic Development
SN - 1360-144X
IS - 4
ER -