Evaluating academic workplaces: the hyper-expansive environment experienced by university lecturers in professional fields

• Published in: The international journal for academic development Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 18 - 32
• Main Authors: Boyd, Pete, Smith, Caroline, Ilhan Beyaztas, Dilek
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Routledge 02.01.2015; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Allied Health Occupations Education; College Faculty; College professors; Curriculum development; Evaluation Methods; expansive-restrictive workplace; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Higher education; knowledge exchange; Nursing Education; Obstetrics; Qualitative Research; Questionnaires; research-teaching nexus; Teaching Conditions; United Kingdom; Work environment; Workplace Learning; United Kingdom; United Kingdom > UK

Academic developers need to understand the situated workplaces of the academic tribes they are supporting. This study proposes the use of the expansive-restrictive workplace learning environment continuum as a tool for evaluation of academic workplaces. The tool is critically appraised through its a...