Re‐negotiating autonomy and accountability: The professional growth of developers in a South African institution |
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| Authors: | Philip Collett |
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| Institution: | 1. Academic Development Centre , Rhodes University , Grahamstown, South Africa aspc@giraffe.ru.ac.za |
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| Abstract: | Abstract This paper considers the professional growth of academic developers from a South African perspective. Locating themselves within broad political, institutional, academic and student dynamics, academic developers attempt to influence interpretations of quality, professional autonomy and accountability, academic literacy and Africanization. Capacity‐building in academic development which is aligned with teaching and learning processes within institutions and supports institutional transformation and redress, is emphasized. Using an interactionist model of participation between developer and those participating in development initiatives, the authors focus on both the contestable notion of the term ‘development’ and the need for authentic engagement between academic and academic developer. |
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