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The political geographies of academic development: neutral, non-neutral and/or marginal
ICED Symposium 2010
Catherine Manathunga, Trevor Holmes, Brad Wuetherick, Beverley Hamilton,
Gail Rathbun, Nancy Turner, David Green & Deandra Little
Challenging Academic Development (CAD) Collective Members based in
Australia, Canada, England, USA
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Political Geographies of Academic Development Academic Development as in-
between space: Liminal, transcultural space
(Manathunga, 2006, 2009) Space of migration (Manathunga,
2007) Additional metaphors:
Neutrality - national metaphors and AD tools (Brinko, 1991)
Marginality (Stonequist, 1937)
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Mapping our symposium
Interactive journey 3 modes of navigating and
occupying the landscape, nation states and terrains of academic development
Mapping your own academic development work relative to your institutional topography
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3 modes of navigation
The [im]possibilities of neutrality: metaphors of nation
Investigating the non-neutrality of academic development tools
Academic development on the margins
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The [im]possibilities of neutrality: metaphors of nation
Introduction
Our responses to the metaphor of neutrality
Group discussion using trigger quotes
Further [re]thinking
If your institution were the WORLD, what COUNTRY wouldyour academic development unit be?
Source: http://printable-maps.blogspot.com/2008/07/printable-blank-world-map.html
Introduction…
The [im]possibilities of neutrality: metaphors of nation
Academic Development Unit: a nation in the world of the institution? “We have to be Switzerland” (??)
National and Provincial Quality Assurance in Canada: “Let’s not be the UK or Australia!” (??)
Our responses: troubling identity
The [im]possibilities of neutrality: metaphors of nation
Triggers for reflection and discussion Read a trigger, clarify, discuss
Further [re]thinking: what next?
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Investigating the non-neutrality of academic development tools
Introduction: coming down to earth to excavate
The tools Mental models of AD Instruments of AD
Group activity Conclusion
Investigating the non-neutrality of academic development tools
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Academic development on the margins
David Green SEATTLE UNIVERSITY
Deandra Little UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
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Upper Administration
‘Mainstream’ Academics
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HORIZONTAL, EPISTEMOLOGICAL TENSIONS
Higher EducationDisciplines
‘Mainstream’Disciplines
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managerialism
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particularism
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colonialism
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Orientalism
The isthmus of academic development
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Marginal roles for academic developers
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Nationalist role Intermediary role Assimilation & Passing1 2 3
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[Re]mapping the Political Geographies of Academic Development
Where did we end up?
Which new territories/metaphors/ ’imaginary homelands’ (Rushdie, 1991) can we explore?
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References Brinko, K. T. (1991). The interactions of teaching
improvement. In M. Theall & J. Franklin (eds.) Effective Practices for Improving Teaching: New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 48. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Manathunga, C. (2006). Doing educational development ambivalently: Applying post-colonial metaphors to educational development? International Journal for Academic Development (11)1: 19-29.
Manathunga, C. (2007). “Unhomely” academic developer identities: More post-colonial explorations. International Journal for Academic Development, 12(1): 25-34.
Rushdie, S. (1991). Imaginary homelands. London: Granta.
Stonequist, E.V. (1937). The Marginal Man: A Study In Personality and Culture Conflict. New York: Russell & Russell. 1961.
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