Early-career academics’ learning in academic communities

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Communities of practice are generally known as places of engagement, learning and development. The current research aims to develop understanding of Estonian early-career university teachers’ learning and developing possibilities as teachers in the community of practice (in the university). This paper is based on narrative interviews of 25 early-career university teachers. On the basis of the analysis we found that in the beginning of an academic career, a novice teacher finds support mostly through informal relationships. Opportunities to learn in the community depend heavily on the traditions and activity of a particular unit.Käesoleva uurimuse eesmärgiks oli uurida ja tõlgendada Eesti ülikoolide algajate õppejõudude õppimise ja arenguvõimalusi akadeemilises kogukonnas. Uurimus tugineb 25 õppejõuga läbi viidud intervjuul, mille analüüsi tulemusel leidsime, et akadeemilise karjääri algul leiavad õppejõud tuge peamiselt mitteformaalsetest suhetest kolleegidega. Kogukonnas õppimise võimalused sõltuvad konkreetse akadeemilise üksuse traditsioonidest, algaja õppejõu enda valmisolekust ning ülikoolis pakutavatest professionaalse arengu tegevustest.View full textDownload full textKeywordsearly career academics, professional learning, professional identity, community of practiceRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2011.596702