Achieving Inclusion: University Staff Working in Third Space Between Academic and Professional Spheres of Activity

Social Inclusion, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: Feb. 25, 2025

The article reflects on the case of staff employed academic and professional contracts in UK universities who work areas activity that are not aligned precisely to either domain, sometimes referred as “third space.” Examples given teaching‐only people educational research development roles. Although such individuals likely be highly qualified, with a master’s or doctoral qualification, teach and, some cases, undertake research, they occupy territory university often lacks formal recognition. This is particularly so relation legitimacy their roles parity colleagues mainstream teaching contribute Research Excellence Framework. Despite increasing commentary existence these by practitioners themselves, institutions have been slow accord them terms of, for example, dedicated space institutional structures, appropriate opportunities, career paths, promotion assessment criteria. Such therefore liable feel excluded from mainstream, even though may making significant contribution endeavours. offered extent which able achieve recognition at both personal collective level, suggestions made practical ways might this group greater visibility, thereby reduce cultural, implicitly hierarchical, divide between an extended profile.

Language: Английский

The concept of third space as an enabler in complex higher education environments

London Review of Education, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 22(1)

Published: Dec. 11, 2024

Language: Английский