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Playing by the rules of academia? The impact of an international research project on the professional identity development of early-career academics in sport management

Adam, Sandy; Grønkjær, Allan Bennich; Strittmatter, Anna-Maria; Wohlfart, Olivia ORCID iD icon 1
1 Institut für Schulpädagogik und Didaktik (ISD), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract (englisch):

The purpose of this study is to examine how participating in an international research project (IRP) can impact the way early-career academics (ECAs) perceive academia and thus their professional identity development. Based on neoinstitutional theory, we examine autoethnographic memory stories of six ECAs within sport management who participated in an international research project (IRP). These ECAs experienced an important professional socialization process into the institutional logics of sport management academia. We found that the academics' perception of doing research was influenced by reflection processes of and within the prevailing logics of the organizational field of sport management academia. ECAs benefit from participating in IRPs as they foster the ability to develop career decisions that will benefit them personally and professionally. The paper highlights opportunities of IRPs in contributing to transferable skill development for ECAs and concludes with recommendations for doctoral students and educators.


Verlagsausgabe §
DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000146647
Veröffentlicht am 23.05.2022
Cover der Publikation
Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Schulpädagogik und Didaktik (ISD)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2022
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 0883-0355, 1873-538X
KITopen-ID: 1000146647
Erschienen in International journal of educational research
Verlag Elsevier
Band 3
Seiten 100173
Nachgewiesen in Scopus
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