TY - JOUR
T1 - Self and continuing professional learning (development)
T2 - Issues of curriculum and identity in developing academic practice
AU - Trevitt, Chris
AU - Perera, Chandima
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Even as the notion of continuing professional learning or development (CPL) in academic practice has become more established, the concept of curriculum and the nature of the learning involved remains problematic. We argue for a focus on transformation of self, and posit this as an expanded version of one established curriculum model. Through a case study of a participant in one graduate programme offered as CPL for clinical medical academics wanting to formalise their educational qualifications, this paper explores ways in which prevailing institutional management orthodoxies as well as historical institutional epistemologies influence possibilities for growth and development. We suggest that institutions need to find ways to strengthen their sense of identity and self-confidence if this situation is to improve.
AB - Even as the notion of continuing professional learning or development (CPL) in academic practice has become more established, the concept of curriculum and the nature of the learning involved remains problematic. We argue for a focus on transformation of self, and posit this as an expanded version of one established curriculum model. Through a case study of a participant in one graduate programme offered as CPL for clinical medical academics wanting to formalise their educational qualifications, this paper explores ways in which prevailing institutional management orthodoxies as well as historical institutional epistemologies influence possibilities for growth and development. We suggest that institutions need to find ways to strengthen their sense of identity and self-confidence if this situation is to improve.
KW - Academic development
KW - Academic practice
KW - Curriculum
KW - Professional identity
KW - Professional learning
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=68249159580&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13562510903050095
DO - 10.1080/13562510903050095
M3 - Article
SN - 1356-2517
VL - 14
SP - 347
EP - 359
JO - Teaching in Higher Education
JF - Teaching in Higher Education
IS - 4
ER -