TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to illustrate what can be learnt about early career researchers through a narrative self-reflection of two academics’ moving towards the end of the early career into middle career stage. Design/methodology/approach– The two academics’ share their experiences as self- study reflective inquiries, specifically as a want and need for “more” through this respective involvement in critically thinking about and planning their career trajectory. Using Schwab's (1969) flights from the field as an interpretative tool, this event is the trigger used to story and re-story the personal experience of the academics through a reflective inquiry approach. Findings– Looking across the reflective self-studies, the final analysis reveals similarities, differences and tensions of the lived experiences of early career researchers’. Originality/value– Through listening to the voices of early career academics insights are gained that highlight the need for active agency in the academy while learning from others to focus on building research profiles.
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
SN  - 2050-7003
DO  - 10.1108/JARHE-08-2013-0036
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-08-2013-0036
AU  - Lemon Narelle
AU  - Garvis Susanne
PY  - 2014
Y1  - 2014/01/01
TI  - Flights of two female academics’ entry into the profession
T2  - Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 231
EP  - 247
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -