ABSTRACT

The notion of borderlands implies a boundary demarcating a crossing to/from an unfamiliar territory. It is a productive metaphor for dual-status academics – those employed in academic roles in universities who concurrently undertake doctoral studies. We argue that dual-status academics dwell in an extended form of boundary crossing, potentially to-ing and fro-ing several times a day, inducing unforeseen impacts on identities. Having previously reported the structures that frame this boundary crossing, here we re-analyse an existing data set for the visceral: the stories of code-switching, of peripheral existence and of agentic purpose. Our data indicate that dual-status academics adopt a transactional approach to doctoral supervision that results in a ‘fight or flight’ response to the emotional and relationship challenges these borderlands present, with implications for how academics manage colleague supervision, both as supervisor and supervisee. Our study leads us to recommend tailored institutional and supervisory support pedagogies for these academics.

摘要

边界地区的概念意味着边界划定了与陌生领土之间的过境点。对于双重身份的学者来说，这是一个富有成果的隐喻，即那些同时从事博士研究的大学中担任学术职务的学者。我们认为，双重身份的学者以一种扩展的边界穿越方式居住，可能每天往返几次，从而对身份产生不可预见的影响。先前已经报告了构成该边界的结构，在此我们重新分析内在的现有数据集：代码转换，外围存在和代理目的的故事。我们的数据表明，双重身份的学者采用事务性方法进行博士生监督，从而导致对这些边疆地区所面临的情感和关系挑战做出“战斗还是逃跑”的反应，对学者如何管理上级和下级同事的监督产生了影响。我们的研究引导我们为这些学者推荐量身定制的机构和监督支持教学法。