- Title
- Barriers to entering academic life for construction practitioners
- Creator
- Sher, Willy D.; Smolders, John
- Relation
- 42nd AUBEA CONFERENCE 2018: Educating Building Professionals for the Future in the Globalised World. Proceedings of 42nd AUBEA CONFERENCE 2018: Educating Building Professionals for the Future in the Globalised World (Singapore 26-28 September, 2018) p. 38-46
- Publisher
- Curtin University
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2018
- Description
- The construction industry relies mainly on universities to prepare future generations of construction managers. The education these students receive is founded on the requirements of the professional bodies that accredit these degrees and is vocational in nature. Over the years universities have moved to recruit staff with research higher degrees but construction academics with postgraduate qualifications are scarce. In many cases those that are recruited have little local site experience. There is concern that whilst these academics may be well qualified in academic terms, their lack of familiarity with contemporary construction practices compromises their teaching and potentially the student’s learning. Several universities employ industry practitioners as sessional academics to augment the delivery of various courses. Student feedback on these courses is generally positive but few industry practitioners have managed to transition to academic life. This paper explores the views of experienced construction managers who have either attempted to secure academic appointments or are considering applying for in academic positions. It explores the barriers they encounter for acceptance in academic life.
- Subject
- transition; industry to university; tertiary teaching; industry practitioners
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1446842
- Identifier
- uon:42985
- Identifier
- ISBN:9780987183187
- Language
- eng
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