'I have a chameleon-like existence' : a duoethnographic account of border crossing by two academic development practitioners
dc.contributor.author | Van Schalkwyk, S. | en_ZA |
dc.contributor.author | McMillan, W. J. | en_ZA |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-12-09T13:30:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-12-09T13:30:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.description | CITATION: Van Schalkwyk, S. & McMillan, W. J. 2016. 'I have a chameleon-like existence': a duoethnographic account of border crossing by two academic development practitioners. South African Journal of Higher Education, 30(6):207‒223, doi:10.20853/30-6-735. | |
dc.description | The original publication is available at http://www.journals.ac.za/index.php/sajhe | |
dc.description.abstract | ENGLISH SUMMARY : The practice of situating academic development practitioners within faculties poses challenges for practitioners from outside the particular discipline. Literature highlights how discourse and culture create tensions amongst role-players in cross-disciplinary contexts. This duoethnographic account examines the experiences of two practitioners as insider-outsiders in a health sciences disciplinary space. Duoethnography is a collaborative methodology where researchers, in dialogue, critique the meanings they give to social and epistemological constructs. Drawing on border crossing as theoretical lens, the study signals how the insider-outsider location might be mediated to support quality teaching. Border crossing highlights the construct of frontiers and associated identity work. The study identified critical success factors for collaboration – physical presence over time; knowing what is valued; an established identity as scholar and competent practitioner; a community of practice; recognition and an acknowledgement by faculty management; and personal flexibility, sensitivity, approachability and willingness to change. | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.journals.ac.za/index.php/sajhe/article/view/735 | |
dc.description.version | Publisher's version | |
dc.format.extent | 17 pages | |
dc.identifier.citation | Van Schalkwyk, S. & McMillan, W. J. 2016. 'I have a chameleon-like existence': a duoethnographic account of border crossing by two academic development practitioners. South African Journal of Higher Education, 30(6):207‒223, doi:10.20853/30-6-735. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1753-5913 (online) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1011-3487 (print) | |
dc.identifier.other | doi:10.20853/30-6-735 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/99973 | |
dc.language.iso | en_ZA | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | HESA | |
dc.rights.holder | Authors retain copyright | |
dc.subject | College teachers | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Interdisciplinary approach in education | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Medical anthropology | en_ZA |
dc.title | 'I have a chameleon-like existence' : a duoethnographic account of border crossing by two academic development practitioners | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |