@article{e76402e5242148089ab149c712398dc4,
title = "Identity formation and conflicting priorities of early career academics on the Academic Professional Apprenticeship",
abstract = "The Academic Professional Apprenticeship (APA) has emerged in recent years as a new avenue for early career academic staff to develop into their roles. While much of the content may be similar, as an apprenticeship, the requirements and structure of the APA differs greatly from other routes for supporting early career staff such as a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education. This article discusses qualitative interviews with 11 apprentices who are early career- academic professionals nearing the end of their taught course about their identity and experiences. Key findings suggest that the identity of the apprentice is a multifaceted one, with a reluctance to identify explicitly as an apprentice, often preferring the more discreet title of being a student. Elements such as teaching pressures, intrusion into research productivity and historical perspectives of what an apprenticeship is, all contribute to the formation of personal identities.",
keywords = "Apprenticeships, early career academics, academic work, identity",
author = "Joanne Brindley and Richard Poole and Fiona Cook and Stuart Sims",
note = "Joanne Brindley has been involved in the delivery of professional education since 2006, following a successful career in the NHS. She has a proven track record in effective curriculum design and holds positions nationally supporting the Quality Assurance of healthcare education. Currently, Joanne is a Senior Lecturer in Education and the Academic Practice Lead in the School of Education and Sociology at the University of Portsmouth, where she is the Course Leader for the Academic Professional Apprenticeship and Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Fiona Cook has worked in education for the majority of her career, with a focus on the student voice and student experience. This began in an FE college with a wide remit that included HE provision. Fiona then joined the University of Portsmouth Students{\textquoteright} Union where she worked on representation and quality assurance before moving to the Insights department where she led consultation across the student and staff body on a range of topics. Fiona is currently a Research Associate at the University of Portsmouth, with a focus on EDI initiatives, and is studying for an MA in Education and Social Justice at Lancaster University. Richard Poole has been working in the field of education for over 19 years, beginning as a sports lecturer at an FE college in 2002. In his final role before joining the University of Portsmouth, Richard was the Teaching, Learning \& Quality Manager at a large FE college, in addition to being a centre quality reviewer for Edexcel. Richard has conducted research in collaboration with a number of establishments and funded by the ETF, into the use of digital technologies within assessment feedback; an online staff development space; and impact of behavioural science interventions on the progression of learners to higher level academic courses. He is enthusiastic about how the online distance learning and apprenticeship programmes can be developed to enhance the learning experience of students. As the course leader for the MSc Educational Leadership \& Management programme, Richard is experienced in working with eclectic groups. The programme consists of a wonderfully diverse mixture of students, with the cohort composed of home and international students studying on campus; and also UK based students, international students and expat students studying the course around the world, via online distance learning. Stuart Sims is a Senior Lecturer in Higher Education in the Academic Development team at the University of Portsmouth. Stuart teaches on Portsmouth's Academic Professional Apprenticeship. Prior to this, Stuart held academic development and leadership roles at the University of Winchester relating to student engagement. Stuart was part of the leadership of the HEFCE funded {\textquoteleft}REACT project{\textquoteright} which advanced the development of Student Engagement practices across the UK. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. ",
year = "2024",
month = dec,
day = "19",
doi = "10.1080/13636820.2024.2443919",
language = "English",
journal = "Journal of Vocational Education \& Training",
issn = "1363-6820",
publisher = "Routledge",
}
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