A Critical Discussion of the Work-Life Experiences of Scholar Practitioners. Issue 1 (February 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Munn, Sunny L.; Huyler, Debaro; Roque, Gustavo; Rocco, Tonette S.; Delgado, Patty; James, Jocelyn Y.
• Is Part Of: Adult learning. Volume 34:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: 40
• Page End: 46
• Publication Date: 2023-02
• Subjects: work-life -- collaborative autoethnography -- autoethnography -- adult learning; Adult education -- Periodicals; Teaching -- Periodicals; 374.005
• DOI: 10.1177/10451595211060078
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1045-1595

Abstract

The ability to understand how our work-life experiences impact our pursuits as emerging scholars, parents, and individuals is critical to our successful performance in each role. We explore the intricacies of our work-life systems using collaborative autoethnography, a technique in which several autobiographical ethnographies are analyzed in a group. We use a critical lens to better understand our experiences as a consequence of socially acceptable norms and challenges to the status quo. It is our hope that by better understanding and discussing our work-life experiences as emerging scholars, others balancing these multiple identities will also find useful lessons. Self-reflection questions grounded in our findings and a free-write prompt from our initial data collection are shared as a starting point for others to begin their own autoethnographies.