Care in the academy: How our online writing group transformed into a caring community

Martina Costello; Julie Nyanjom; Susan Bailey; Deb Ireson

doi:10.1016/j.ijer.2024.102441

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Care in the academy: How our online writing group transformed into a caring community

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Care in the academy: How our online writing group transformed into a caring community

Martina Costello, Julie Nyanjom, Susan Bailey and Deb Ireson

International journal of educational research, Vol.127, 102441

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2024.102441

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Abstract

Education & Educational Research

Social Sciences

This study explores the challenges academics face in prioritising their writing and research activities within the neoliberal academy. Using a collaborative autoethnography methodology, including verbatim transcriptions of recorded meetings and personal reflections as data, we explore the processes and strategies employed within an interdisciplinary online writing community. The findings highlight that collaborative, supportive online writing groups, when underpinned by an ethics of care, can effectively address the dehumanising aspects of the neoliberal academy without compromising productivity. This study concludes that it is possible to create real communities of care whilst simultaneously meeting the individualistic demands imposed by the academy.

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Title: Care in the academy: How our online writing group transformed into a caring community
Authors/Creators: Martina Costello (Author) - Edith Cowan University
Julie Nyanjom (Author) - Edith Cowan University
Susan Bailey (Author) - Edith Cowan University
Deb Ireson (Author) - Edith Cowan University
Publication Details: International journal of educational research, Vol.127, 102441
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd.
Number of pages: 10
Identifiers: 991005808048907891
Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s).
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Nursing
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Citation topics: 6 Social Sciences; 6.11 Education & Educational Research; 6.11.1544 Academic Development
Web Of Science research areas: Education & Educational Research
ESI research areas: Social Sciences, general