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Building Communities in Academia / edited by Melina Aarnikoivu and Ai Tam Le.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Surviving and Thriving in Academia Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Higher.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (136 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Leeds, England : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2024]
- Summary:
- This book contains an Open Access chapter. Building Communities in Academia poses important questions, providing extensive insights that scholars and practitioners can use when developing community-related activities to enhance connection in academia.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Building Communities in Academia
- Series Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors
- 1. Introduction
- References
- 2. Liminal Communities in Academia: From Research Education to Practice
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Theoretical Framing
- Invitation, Acceptance and Belonging
- Sally's Vignette: Introducing This Liminal CoP
- Amoni
- Martina
- Engagement, Vulnerabilities and Staying the Course
- Sam
- Oscar
- Conclusion: Our Community-Forming Experiences and Reflections
- Acknowledgements
- 3. Co-creating Graduate Research Communities: Reflections on Designing, Developing and Delivering Graduate Researcher-Led P ...
- Graduate Researcher-Led Projects From the Co-creation Lens
- Project 1: Graduate Researcher Engagement Initiative: Reflections by Ai Tam Le
- Project 2: Interdisciplinary Exploration and Graduate Networking Project: Reflections by Yuqi Lin
- Practical Guidelines for Graduate Researchers
- 4. In Search of a Community: Navigating the Academic Spaces of Belonging as a Postdoctoral Fellow
- A Lens for Understanding Our Narratives: Sense of Belonging
- Juuso's Narrative: An Academic Nomad in the Global World
- Robyn's Reflection
- Final Words
- 5. Uncovering the Journey of Building a Community: A Story of a Global Network for Early- and Mid-Career Women Researchers
- How Did We Embark on Our Journey?
- Who Are We Now?
- How Have We Benefitted From the EMCR INCUBATION HUB?
- Appreciating the Support for EMCRs
- The Added Learning Opportunity in an International EMCR Network
- The Benefits of a Women-Only Group
- Collaborating and Publishing.
- Triumphing Over Challenges: Navigating the Path to Sustain
- Accommodating Global Timelines
- Struggles in Employment Prospects
- Navigating Career, Family and Childcare Demands
- Publication Decision Dilemmas
- Navigating Technical Challenges
- Absence of Financial Backing
- Who We Aim to Be in the Future?
- Conclusion
- 6. Invitation to an Online Coffee! Exploring How Informal Academic Communities Support Early Career Researchers' Profession ...
- The Role of Informal Academic Communities in Professional Growth and Well-Being
- Significant Conversations During an (Imagined) Online Coffee Meeting
- Discussion: Online Coffee Meetings-More Than Just Coffee
- 7. Building a Community for Researchers to Foster Mental Health and Well-Being
- Mental Health in Academia
- The Workbook
- Intentions
- Organisation
- Conclusions
- 8. Tensions of Aspirational Activism: Developing the Research Whisperer Community
- How It Started: One Type of Community in Academia
- How It's Going: Developing and Maintaining Our Community
- Shut Up and Write (SUAW)
- WhisperCon and WhisperFest
- Inviting in Guest Authors
- What Next? The Challenges of Sustaining Our Community
- 9. Making a Beginning Together: The Value of Collective Practice
- Beginnings
- Writing as Interlocution
- Academic Writing Conditions in HE
- SRHE AcWriMo 2021
- Found Poetry as Analytical Tool
- Community Building
- 10. What If Academia Was Not a Gladiator Fight? Reflections on Trying to Change the Discourse From Competition to Community ...
- Introduction.
- Messy Personal Paths Leading to Community Building in 'Alternative Internationalism'
- A Growing Affective Community
- Queering Academic Communities
- Humanising Academia
- 11. Conclusion: Can Communities Be Cornerstones of Future Academia?
- The Diversity of Important Communities in Academia
- Finding Purpose and Commitment in Developing and Maintaining Academic Communities
- Overcoming Challenges in Keeping Academic Communities Sustainable
- Building Communities to Reimagine Academia
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Aarnikoivu, Melina Building Communities in Academia
- ISBN:
- 9781837975020
- 9781837975006
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