The academic sabbatical : a voyage of discovery / edited by Timothy M. Sibbald, Victoria Handford.

"The Academic Sabbatical: A Voyage of Discovery is a collection of narratives that reveals how important sabbaticals are to faculty and, by extension, to higher education. By taking an in-depth look at the diverse experiences and perspectives shared by its collaborators, this work provides sign...

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Online Access: Full Text (via JSTOR)
Other Authors: Sibbald, Timothy, 1966- (Editor), Handford, Victoria, 1957- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa, Ontario : University of Ottawa Press, 2022.
Series:Education (University of Ottawa)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Half Title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • About the Cover Photo
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1 Sabbaticals-The Gift of Time! A Thematic Literature Review
  • Section 1: The First Sabbatical Experience
  • 2 Not All That Shines Is Gold: What I Learned during My Sabbatical Year
  • 3 The Voyage Continues: Navigating Discovery between Two Sabbaticals
  • 4 The Sabbatical Voyage: A Triptych of Renewal, Reflection, and Research
  • 5 (Re)Discovering Academia through a Sabbatical
  • Section 2: First Sabbaticals with Significant Travel
  • 6 Life on the Two Sides of the Pond
  • 7 Academic Sabbatical Journey: The Crossovers between Research and Cultures
  • 8 Place Making
  • Section 3: Perspective Based on More Than One Sabbatical
  • 9 Practitioner Study Leave and Academic Sabbaticals: An Unsettling Reflection of Both
  • 10 Sabbatical Tales: Expectations and Experiences
  • 11 The Academic Sabbatical as a Voyage of Discovery: What Really Counts
  • 12 Sabbaticals in a Research-Intensive University: Supports, Tensions, and Outcomes
  • Conclusion
  • Contributors
  • Index
  • Education
  • Back Cover.