Academic artisans in the research university

Brew, A; Boud, D; Lucas, L; Crawford, K

Academic artisans in the research university

Brew, A Boud, D

Lucas, L Crawford, K

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Citation:: Higher Education, 2018, 76 (1), pp. 115 - 127
Issue Date:: 2018-07-01

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dc.contributor.author	Brew, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Boud, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6883-2722	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lucas, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Crawford, K	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-07-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Higher Education, 2018, 76 (1), pp. 115 - 127	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0018-1560	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/128219
dc.description.abstract	© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. In the changing context of universities, organisational structures for teaching and research problematise academic roles. This paper draws on a critical realist analysis of surveys and interviews with academics from universities in England and Australia. It identifies important academic work, not captured simply in descriptions of teaching or research. It shows that many academics, who are not research high flyers nor award-winning teachers, carry out this essential work which contributes to the effective functioning of their universities. That work is referred to as academic artisanal work and the people who do it as academic artisans. Characteristics and examples of academic artisans are presented, and the nature of artisanal work is explored. Implications for higher education management and for future studies are discussed. The paper points to an urgent need to better understand the complex nature of academic work.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Higher Education	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s10734-017-0200-7	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Education	en_US
dc.title	Academic artisans in the research university	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	76	en_US
utslib.for	1301 Education Systems	en_US
utslib.for	1303 Specialist Studies in Education	en_US
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/FASS Faculty Administration
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pubs.volume	76	en_US

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© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. In the changing context of universities, organisational structures for teaching and research problematise academic roles. This paper draws on a critical realist analysis of surveys and interviews with academics from universities in England and Australia. It identifies important academic work, not captured simply in descriptions of teaching or research. It shows that many academics, who are not research high flyers nor award-winning teachers, carry out this essential work which contributes to the effective functioning of their universities. That work is referred to as academic artisanal work and the people who do it as academic artisans. Characteristics and examples of academic artisans are presented, and the nature of artisanal work is explored. Implications for higher education management and for future studies are discussed. The paper points to an urgent need to better understand the complex nature of academic work.

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