The Professional Identity of Adjunct Faculty: Exploratory Study at a Private University in the UAE

dc.contributor.authorMasri, Taghreed Ibrahim
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-03T14:44:01Z
dc.date.available2021-02-03T14:44:01Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionThis article is not available at CUD collection. The version of scholarly record of this article is published in English Language Teaching (2018), available online at: http://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v11n10p16en_US
dc.description.abstractProfessional identity has recently made its way as a concept that has become a central theme in teachers’ professionalism. However, adjunct faculty professional identity and development have not been given enough interest in literature despite their increasing contribution in higher education. The purpose of this study was to assess adjuncts’ perceptions of their identity. It also aimed to examine what institutional professional development they receive and the effect of its presence or absence on their professional identity. Four semi-structured interviews were conducted with four adjunct faculty in the Department of Writing Studies at a university in the UAE. Results showed that adjunct faculty have dilemma making sense of their professional selves due to being perceived differently by their students, colleagues, administrators and themselves. Results also showed that adjuncts are vulnerable, insecure, and embarrassed to declare their identity to their students. In addition, findings revealed that they do not get institutional professional development opportunities that they need and that ignoring their professional development threatens the quality of teaching and the reputation of the institution they work in.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMasri, T. I. (2018). The Professional Identity of Adjunct Faculty: Exploratory Study at a Private University in the UAE. English Language Teaching, 11(10), 6-29. https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v11n10p16en_US
dc.identifier.issn1916-4742
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v11n10p16
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/324
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCanadian Center of Science and Educationen_US
dc.relationAuthor Affiliation : Taghreed Ibrahim Masri, Faculty of Communication, Arts and Sciences, Canadian University of Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEnglish Language Teaching;Volume 11, Issue 10
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
dc.rights.holderCopyright : The Author(s)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectprofessional identityen_US
dc.subjectmarginalizationen_US
dc.subjectequityen_US
dc.subjectself-esteemen_US
dc.subjectadjuncten_US
dc.subjectaccessen_US
dc.titleThe Professional Identity of Adjunct Faculty: Exploratory Study at a Private University in the UAEen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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