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Bringing together international perspectives, this book demonstrates the importance of reframing time in higher education and how we can view it as a resource to support wellbeing and self-care.
List of contents
1. Reconceptualising our relationship with time to enhance self-care and wellbeing in higher education
Part 1 - IDENTITY TAKES TIME TO RETHINK
Opening poem: Navigating Academia's Labyrinth: Time, Identity, and Wellbeing
2. Reclaiming Embodiment of my Academic Time through Yoga Practice
3. Moving abroad to work in Higher Education,in a different language, as a constructive disruption
4. Time keeps on slippin’, slipping: Oldlings holding on, and onto the embodied self
5. Not quite a professor: professional identity, self-care and time management as an atypical academic
Part 2 - INTENSIFICATION AND CARE
Opening poem: Echoes of Academia: Time, Care, and Collective Wellbeing
6. The Work of Wellbeing: Making Time and Creating Space in Academia
7. Fire and Focus: The Decision of Which Flames to Fan in Higher Education
8. Fighting Dragons with Contemplative Practices: A Hero’s Journey in Higher Education through Time and Self-Care
9. Time Allocation and Job Satisfaction for Women Academics: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic
10. Interstate Dialogues: Chronicles of Rhythms of Time and the Art of Self-Care of a Mobile Academic
Part 3 - TIME INVESTING IN SELF
Opening poem: Embracing Balance: Nurturing Academia's Soul
11. In and out of time: practising self-care when leaving and re-entering higher education.
12. Overwork is not evidence of passion
13. Deep Dive on Boundary Setting: Time for maintaining, and thriving.
14. Self-care: A Guilty Pleasure or Required Academic Work?
About the author
Sharon McDonough is an Associate Professor in Teacher Education at Federation University Australia in Ballarat, Australia. Sharon is a qualitative and creative methods specialist, and her research expertise focuses on the field of wellbeing and resilience in teacher education, higher education, and community settings.
Narelle Lemon, Vice Chancellor Professoriate Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia, is an interdisciplinary scholar specializing in arts, education, and positive psychology. Her research focuses on enhancing wellbeing literacy in K-12 schools, teacher education, higher education, and community settings, emphasizing evidence-based practices for proactive flourishing.
Summary
Bringing together international perspectives, this book demonstrates the importance of reframing time in higher education and how we can view it as a resource to support wellbeing and self-care.
