Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate

Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate
ISBN-10
1118988302
ISBN-13
9781118988305
Category
Education
Pages
240
Language
English
Published
2015-11-02
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
John M. Braxton, Todd C. Ream, Ernest L. Boyer

Description

In 1990, Ernest L. Boyer wrote "Scholarship Reconsidered" to challenge the publish-or-perish status quo that dominated the academy, arguing for a broader view based on the scholarly domains of discovery (original research and publication), integration (scholarship conducted across the disciplines), application (scholarship as service), and teaching (the pursuit of innovative pedagogy). While Boyer's broadened view has remained a significant part of the national conversation on scholarship in the academy, "Scholarship Reconsidered" arguably generated more discussion than concrete action. Boyer's argument may be more relevant to the present-day professoriate, with its radically shifting priorities, than it was to the professoriate of his day. This expanded edition includes a critical introduction exploring the impact of Boyer's views, and provides a call to action, applying Boyer's views toward new directions in higher education, particularly the changing nature of faculty work. The book is accessible and applicable to practitioners, policy makers, scholars, and graduate students, and also carries with it a critical dimension. Sections of the critical introduction discuss the book's origins and its influence on different institutional types and academic disciplines such as graduate and professional education, faculty development, and promotion and tenure. A summary section provides the call to action for the future. Finally, the discussion guide helps readers start a new conversation about how Boyer's views apply to scholarship today.

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