Academic interest areas: translating the vision into reality

Fleming, Mary-Anne (2007) Academic interest areas: translating the vision into reality. In: AARE 2006: Australian Association for Research in Education Annual Conference 2006: Engaging Pedagogies, 27-30 Nov 2006, Adelaide, Australia.

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[Abstract]: This paper examines, from the perspective of a ‘workplace challenge’, the ways in which the culture of an organisation can be changed from a hierarchical structure to that of a learning organisation. The paper focuses on the concept of Academic Interest Areas (AIA), which evolved from a University Faculty restructure.
Firstly, the reasons for change are discussed and contextualised. Secondly, the Faculty restructure and the development of the AIA initiative are explored. The paper describes the institution and the place of the education faculty within the institution. It further outlines the faculty restructure, its impact and how the AIA initiative subsequently evolved from this restructure. A discussion of the development of workplace change, the culture of the organisation and subsequent leadership issues, provides a context for the analysis of the challenges and successes of the AIA to date. Information gleaned from documentation, collegial discussion and interviews with academic staff involved in the AIA process provides the basis upon which to reflect on the AIA initiation. The initial findings indicate that the AIA initiative is largely accepted by Faculty academics as a worthy concept but that it falls short in the transition of the AIA concept into a fully functional initiative

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Commonwealth Reporting Category E) (Paper)
Refereed:	Yes
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	Paper is copyright ©2007 by the individual author or authors and may not be reproduced without permission of the author or authors.
Faculty / Department / School:	Historic - Faculty of Education
Date Deposited:	07 Apr 2010 23:50
Last Modified:	02 Jul 2013 23:43
Uncontrolled Keywords:	educational change; educational innovation; workplace change; academic interest areas; academics; organisational change
Fields of Research :	15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1503 Business and Management > 150311 Organisational Behaviour 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1701 Psychology > 170107 Industrial and Organisational Psychology 13 Education > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130304 Educational Administration, Management and Leadership
Socio-Economic Objective:	C Society > 93 Education and Training > 9304 School/Institution > 930401 Management and Leadership of Schools/Institutions
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/7158

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