Ser professor na universidade do século XXI
Profissionalismo sob pressão na academia do Reino Unido
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https://doi.org/10.24840/esc.vi63.595Palavras-chave:
vida profissional académica, profissionalismo ‘exigido’, profissionalismo ‘decretado’, teoria da proximidade, liderança académica, neoliberalismo, a universidade neoliberalResumo
Baseado na investigação que recolheu dados de mais de 1.200 professores/as sediados/as no Reino Unido, este documento ilustra como, ao tentar responder às expectativas, o seu profissionalismo “exigido” se transformou em profissionalismo sob pressão à medida que estes/as académicos/as lutavam para encontrar formas de exercer a liderança académica. No contexto britânico, a liderança académica é muitas vezes interpretada como uma necessidade de ser tudo para todas as pessoas, e a pressão para a exercer criou ansiedade de desempenho, uma vez que os/as professores/as foram impedidos/as de alcançar o que consideravam ser a sua situação de trabalho ideal. No entanto, sugere-se que as exigências e pressões associadas à universidade neoliberal de hoje estão presentes no meio académico há séculos.
Recebido: 9/5/2022
Aceite: 16/7/2022
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