“Re‐placing” Scholarship

Abstract

A reconceptualization of the role of “academic scholar” is put forward in an effort to define a more balanced and comprehensive perspective for recognizing and rewarding the multiple roles currently undertaken by academics in the late Twentieth Century. The scientific paradigm has dominated universities for decades. However, the pendulum is beginning to swing, albeit slowly, to a more balanced view that recognizes that scientific research is but one aspect of many tasks undertaken by academics. This article proposes a new conception of the interrelatedness of academic endeavours and suggests a “re‐placing” of scholarship on the higher education agenda.

Notes

¹ The author wishes to acknowledge the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) of the United Kingdom, and the Scholarship for Young Researchers Programme which supported this study. Equally, appreciation is extended to the fifteen participants who graciously gave of their time and expertise.

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Svava Bjarnason ¹

1 The author wishes to acknowledge the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) of the United Kingdom, and the Scholarship for Young Researchers Programme which supported this study. Equally, appreciation is extended to the fifteen participants who graciously gave of their time and expertise.