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Exploring the staff development needs of junior academic middle managers in a Faculty of Health and Social Care during organisational change: A Bourdieusian perspective.
Evers, Jean
Evers, Jean
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2019-12
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The aim of this study was to gain an in-depth understanding of the personal and
professional staff development needs of junior academic middle managers in a
Faculty of Health and Social Care during a period of change. The research was
undertaken in the North West of England in a post-1992 University, following a
reorganisation of the Faculty of Health and Social Care and introduction of new roles.
The study adopted an action research methodology and a co-operative inquiry
method, which consisted of a co-operative inquiry group of junior academic middle
managers who were also co-researchers. The nature of co-operative inquiry is for co
-researchers to engage in repeated cycles of reflection and action that generate
changes to their professional practice. The study was conducted over a period of one
year and during this time multiple data collection methods were utilised to
triangulate the evidence.
The research findings identified that multiple identities caused conflict between
professional and academic roles, negatively impacting on junior academic middle
managers during periods of change. During transition, some participants reported
difficulty in adapting to complex political reforms, which caused dissonance between
their actual and perceived roles in the field. The junior academic middle managers
reported that the safe and trusting environment of the co-operative inquiry group
enhanced their confidence and enabled them to learn in action and acquire a
reflexive approach when undertaking their roles in the newly structured
organisation. The study contributes to the existing literature regarding role identity
of professional academics in higher education and offers new insights into transition
during complex organisational change.
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Evers, J. L. (2019). Exploring the staff development needs of junior academic middle managers in a Faculty of Health and Social Care during organisational change: A Bourdieusian perspective (Doctoral dissertation). University of Chester, UK.
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