British Educational Research Journal· 2013Q1
Identity‐trajectory: Reframing early career academic experience
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The 'identity-trajectory' construct reframes early career academic experience by linking narrative approaches with identity construction, emphasizing individual agency and personal context across role transitions.
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Key points
- Introduces the 'identity-trajectory' construct to understand early career academic learning.
- Emphasizes individual agency and the personal context of academic work.
- Encompasses transitions across multiple academic roles (doctoral student, post-PhD, new lecturer).
- Links narrative approaches with identity construction for a distinct perspective.
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Abstract
Our longitudinal qualitative research program examining doctoral student, post‐PhD researcher and new lecturer experience is situated in an international literature documenting how early career academics learn through experience. In common with others, our work is framed within an identity perspective. What makes our view of identity distinct is a biographical focus: emphasizing individual agency; situating academic work within the personal arena; and encompassing transitions across roles. This paper demonstrates how the construct of ‘identity‐trajectory' which links a narrative approach with identity construction contributes to understanding how early career academics learn through experience and navigate their journeys.
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Field: Human Factors and Ergonomics
Human Factors and ErgonomicsSocial Sciences