Deliberative academic development: the potential and challenge of agency |
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| Authors: | Ester Fremstad Andreas Bergh Tone Dyrdal Solbrekke Trine Fossland |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Education, University of Oslo , Oslo, Norway ester.fremstad@iped.uio.no https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9658-8165;3. School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, ?rebro University , ?rebro, Sweden;4. Department of Education, University of Oslo , Oslo, Norway;5. Resource Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, University of Troms?-The Arctic university of Norway |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT In this paper, we explore possibilities and challenges for deliberative academic development. Deliberative academic development refers to a practice that engages members of the university in dialogue about its purposes, ways of organizing and leading higher education, as well as teaching and learning. The paper critically analyses data from focus group interviews with academic developers from four universities within two national contexts. Combining sociological conceptualizations of agency and the framework of ‘epistemic living spaces’, the paper offers insights into challenges and opportunities for deliberative academic development, as well as a framework for studying agency in other contexts. |
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| Keywords: | Agency deliberative academic development epistemic living spaces |
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9658-8165;3. School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, ?rebro University , ?rebro, Sweden;4. Department of Education, University of Oslo , Oslo, Norway;5. Resource Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, University of Troms?-The Arctic university of Norway