“But you’re not an academic, are you?” A study exploring the development of academic identity in dance lecturers

Vincent, Lauren (2022) “But you’re not an academic, are you?” A study exploring the development of academic identity in dance lecturers. In: Mobilities in Higher Education, 5th December 2022, Online.

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Abstract

“But you’re not an academic, are you?” A study exploring the development of academic identity in dance lecturers. Dance is a discipline which many people have an opinion on, but this rarely includes an association with academia. The Cartesian duality of the body and mind is arguably still evident in the hierarchy of disciplines in the academy and particularly when it is suggested that dance can be an academic subject. This study sought to explore the career journeys of fifteen dance lecturers from seven HEIs, focusing on their transitions into HE and their ongoing identity development. Whilst research exploring academic identity development exists in other disciplines such as nursing and teaching, there is a paucity of research in the creative disciplines. As the research is not yet complete, this presentation will give an overview of the literature that has informed this research, introduce the conceptual framework and rationalise the choice of narrative life-history interviews and interpretive phenomenological analysis.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Depositing User:	RED Unit Admin
Date Deposited:	16 Jan 2023 10:36
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 11:56
URI:	https://bnu.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/18650

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