Academics' Professionalism and Quality Mechanisms: Challenges and Tensions

被引：20

作者：

Cheng, Ming ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Brighton, Ctr Learning & Teaching, Brighton, E Sussex, England

来源：

QUALITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION | 2009年 / 15卷 / 03期

关键词：

academic professionalism; audit culture; quality mechanisms; tension; trust;

D O I：

10.1080/13538320903343008

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

This paper provides an insight into the debate about academic work as a profession. It refers to the sociology of professions and explores how academics in a pre-1992 university in England understood their work as a profession and how they interpreted their professionalism in the context of an audit culture for teaching. It reveals that academics' professionalism has affected their attitudes towards audit-related quality mechanisms and resulted in a perceived tension between professional values and the audit. This tension was caused by the perceived bureaucracy of the audit, its time cost and the perception that the audit is a symbol of distrust in the professionalism of academics.

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页码：193 / 205

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