ERIC Number: EJ1468077
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-144X
EISSN: EISSN-1470-1324
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Value of Taught Academic Development Programmes: Building Trust?
International Journal for Academic Development, v30 n1 p124-127 2025
In this brief reflection, I discuss how trust is integral to our approach to academic development. The value of engaging with an academic development programme is not only gained knowledge and skills of academic practice and increased trust in self and being trusted as an expert in return. We develop participants' trust in their own judgements and expertise through critical dialogue and conversation, allowing them to develop the confidence to tackle the uncertainties and ambiguities of teaching. As a result, they are also trusted by their peers and students as experts and professionals. By holding a space for open conversations, sharing vulnerability, and acknowledging uncertainty, we foster critical reflection and a space for the development of trust at all levels.
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Expertise, Faculty Development, Evaluative Thinking, College Faculty, Self Concept, College Instruction, Peer Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Liverpool)
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Author Affiliations: 1Academic Development, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK