A Field Guide to Working in Higher Education

Transitioning from Professional Practice to Academia
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-48231-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 471 g

Higher education has had a long and growing association with professional practice. Yet the need to unpack and demystify the day-to-day workings has never been greater, especially for new pracademics – academics entering from professional practice.

Mapped to the Advance HE Professional Standards Framework (PSF 2023) and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE), this invaluable guide will help you navigate your new academic career, covering all key aspects to support a successful transition. Key features include the following:

- Hints, tips, narratives, and examples from experienced pracademics from a diverse and broad range of professions and higher education institutions

- Support and guidance on the academic role, teaching, learning and assessment, supporting students, researching and supervision, academic well-being, and continuing professional development.

- A ‘go-to’ Learning Activity Compilation.

- Practical strategies and guidance to swiftly adapt to your academic practices

- A detailed glossary to quickly locate key terms

Packed full of practical guidance, this go-to guide will act as the perfect companion to help you navigate through your new pracademic career. It is essential reading for anyone taking part in an accredited academic initial professional development programme, as well as those more experienced academics who want to refresh their knowledge and understanding.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kitchener, Mary

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

You as an academic
1. The Academic Role

2. Professions in Higher Education

3. Supporting Students

4. Student Learning

5. Designing Learning

6. Learning Activity Compact

7. Effective Assessment, Feedforward Feedback and Evaluation

You as a Researcher

8. The Researcher Role
9. The Supervisor Role

10. Effective ethics

You and your CPD

11. Academic well-being

12. Continuing academic professional development

Über Autor(innen)

Mary Kitchener is Head of Academic Development and Principal Lecturer Education Student Experience at Oxford Centre for Academic Enhancement and Development at Oxford Brookes University, UK.