Mid-career challenges in Australian universities: A collaborative auto-ethnographic narrative

Dorothea Bowyer; Helen M. Hodgson; Myra Hamilton; Amity James; Liz Allen

doi:10.4018/978-1-6684-4451-1.ch009

Mid-career challenges in Australian universities: A collaborative auto-ethnographic narrative

Dorothea Bowyer^*, Helen M. Hodgson, Myra Hamilton, Amity James, Liz Allen

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This chapter highlights the challenges and complexities that mid-career academics need to overcome in the Australian higher education sector. Drawing upon the authors ' collaborative lived experiences, this chapter aims to define the meaning of a mid-career academic in Australian higher education and inform the reader about academic institutional structures, including opportunities for career progression. The authors are from different institutions across Australia and provide insights into strategies, life choices, and motivations for focusing on their career trajectory in academia.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Women in Higher Education and the Journey to Mid-Career
Subtitle of host publication	Challenges and Opportunities
Editors	Heidi L. Schnackenberg
Place of Publication	Hershey PA, USA
Publisher	IGI Global
Chapter	9
Pages	168-200
Number of pages	33
ISBN (Electronic)	9781668444528
ISBN (Print)	9781668444511, 9781668444559
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4451-1.ch009
Publication status	Published - 2022

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Name	Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development (AHEPD)
Publisher	IGI Global
ISSN (Print)	2327-6983
ISSN (Electronic)	2327-6991

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Bowyer, D., Hodgson, H. M., Hamilton, M., James, A., & Allen, L. (2022). Mid-career challenges in Australian universities: A collaborative auto-ethnographic narrative. In H. L. Schnackenberg (Ed.), Women in Higher Education and the Journey to Mid-Career: Challenges and Opportunities (pp. 168-200). (Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development (AHEPD)). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4451-1.ch009

Bowyer, Dorothea ; Hodgson, Helen M. ; Hamilton, Myra et al. / Mid-career challenges in Australian universities: A collaborative auto-ethnographic narrative. Women in Higher Education and the Journey to Mid-Career: Challenges and Opportunities. editor / Heidi L. Schnackenberg. Hershey PA, USA : IGI Global, 2022. pp. 168-200 (Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development (AHEPD)).

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Bowyer D, Hodgson HM, Hamilton M, James A, Allen L. Mid-career challenges in Australian universities: A collaborative auto-ethnographic narrative. In Schnackenberg HL, editor, Women in Higher Education and the Journey to Mid-Career: Challenges and Opportunities. Hershey PA, USA: IGI Global. 2022. p. 168-200. (Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development (AHEPD)). doi: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4451-1.ch009

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