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Lyn I like this a lot but am sorry to say that I have obviously reached this lofty pinnacle at an earlier stage in my career than you - all the very best for your retirement

Jim Bethel

From: External examiners discussion forum [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Fawcett, Lyn [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 22 November 2017 11:57
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Subject: Re: Entering Academia – Why do people become academics? Why did you.....

I joined academia so that I could develop my skills in obscuring poor reasoning, inflating weak ideas, inhibit clarity. It has taken me 41 years of devotion to academia to reach the point of excellence in my obfuscation where I now feel satisfied to retire.

From: External examiners discussion forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of James DEROUNIAN <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Wednesday, 22 November 2017 at 11:26
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Subject: Entering Academia – Why do people become academics? Why did you.....

Calling on the collective wisdom of colleagues [Collective noun of EEs – ‘an insight of Externals’ J?].

Penning a book chapter: Entering Academia – Why do people become academics?

Please:

Alert me to any academic journal articles on this, that you are aware of
If you wish to share (anon) why you became an academic…..that would be great.

I came in via a series of solo, project officer, jobs; then did research masters p/t at Newcastle uni alongside day job….that enabled me to gain p/t teaching in HE and in process realised that (on a good day!) I could/ can enthuse and encourage many more people to make a difference, than I was able through the project-lone working

And here we all are J

James

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James Derounian BSc (Hons) MPhil MRTPI FHEA FILCM

Principal Lecturer in Community Engagement and Local Governance,

Course Leader Applied Social Sciences,

National Teaching Fellow,

University of Gloucestershire,

Cheltenham

GL50 4AZ

Tel. 01242-714562

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Visiting Fellow Edge Hill University Institute for Public Policy and Professional Practice

Honorary Fellow Birmingham University (Third Sector Research Centre)

Silver rating for teaching excellence
Source: Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2017

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