Open Access5: AN EXPLORATION OF THE SPIRITUAL ROOTS OF THE MIDCAREER FACULTY EXPERIENCE
Author(s) -
Lee Virginia S.,
Bach Dorothe J.,
Muthiah Richard N.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-4822.2012.tb00674.x
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , malaise , post industrial society , medical education , sociology , engineering ethics , political science , medicine , engineering , nursing , law , immunology
In this time of intense pressure on institutions of higher education, the realities and needs of faculty working in them are often not very high on the list of concerns. This chapter examines the current malaise of the academy through an exploration of midcareer faculty. After summarizing selected studies on midcareer faculty, we draw on alternative literature and developmental frameworks to shed light on the spiritual dimension of the midcareer faculty experience. We offer recommendations on appropriate interventions in light of the alternative analysis and discuss their wider implications for a postindustrial paradigm of academic renewal.