Identity and agency as academics: navigating academia as a doctoral student

Cuong Huu Hoang; Lynette Pretorius

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-9302-0_12

Identity and agency as academics: navigating academia as a doctoral student

Cuong Huu Hoang, Lynette Pretorius

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Abstract

In this chapter, the authors explore the concept of identity and how it is linked to agency. The authors also examine the influences of institutional affordances on the construction of academic identity and sense of agency. Through their discussion, the authors highlight the key benefit of proactively reflecting on personal experiences during doctoral training: it allows students to develop a better sense of who they are and how they fit in academia.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Wellbeing in Doctoral Education
Subtitle of host publication	Insights and Guidance from the Student Experience
Editors	Lynette Pretorius, Luke Macaulay, Basil Cahusac de Caux
Place of Publication	Singapore Singapore
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	12
Pages	143-151
Number of pages	9
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9789811393020
ISBN (Print)	9789811393013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9302-0_12
Publication status	Published - 11 Sep 2019

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Identity and agency as academics : navigating academia as a doctoral student. / Hoang, Cuong Huu; Pretorius, Lynette.

Wellbeing in Doctoral Education: Insights and Guidance from the Student Experience. ed. / Lynette Pretorius; Luke Macaulay; Basil Cahusac de Caux. 1st. ed. Singapore Singapore : Springer, 2019. p. 143-151.

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