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Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 25
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Impostor Phenomenon in Educational Developers: Consequences and Coping Strategies
Rudenga, Kristin J.; Gravett, Emily O.
To Improve the Academy, v39 n2 p1-25 Fall 2020
A recent survey of educational developers revealed that nearly all respondents (96%) had experienced impostor phenomenon (IP) in their professional lives. Here, we use survey data to investigate the consequences of and coping strategies for IP among educational developers. We describe the repercussions of IP for the personal and professional lives of educational developers (including stress, lowered self-esteem, not speaking up, and diminished career trajectories), the ways in which they cope with IP, and the unique ways that they may be positioned to leverage their own experience with IP to work more effectively with instructors.
Descriptors: Educational Development, College Faculty, Psychological Patterns, Coping, Self Esteem, Stress Variables, Collegiality
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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