Investing in teaching development: navigating risk in a research intensive institution. Issue 3 (2nd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jawitz, Jeff; Perez, Teresa
• Is Part Of: International journal for academic development. Volume 21:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 194
• Page End: 205
• Publication Date: 2016-07-02
• Subjects: academic identities -- agency -- higher education -- risk -- teaching development; College teaching -- Periodicals; Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- Periodicals; 378.1
• DOI: 10.1080/1360144X.2015.1081852
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1360-144X

Abstract

Abstract : It is often assumed that academics working in a research intensive university are unlikely to invest in the professional development of their teaching. Institutional structures and culture tend to undermine investment in academics' teaching role. This study, conducted at the University of Cape Town, draws on an analysis of the environment within which academics make decisions to invest in their role as teachers. While acknowledging the privileging of research embedded in the institution, a significant group of academics have found ways to assert their academic identities as teachers despite the possible consequences and risks that this position entails.