Advice for autistic people considering a career in academia
Journal article
Jones, Sandra Carol. (2023). Advice for autistic people considering a career in academia. Autism. 27(7), pp. 2187-2192. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613231161882
Authors | Jones, Sandra Carol |
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Abstract | Academia is underpinned by an apprenticeship model, with increasing recognition of the need for a ‘cognitive apprenticeship’ model in which the methods and strategies of academic success are learnt through participation in a community of inquiry. Autistic people face systemic barriers in academia, as in other professions, and these may be exacerbated by a model based on learning by observing and modelling. This study sought to obtain specific practical advice for autistic people considering a career in academia, from the perspective of those already working within the academy. Thirty-seven autistic academics provided written reflections on the advice they would give a young person considering a career in academia. Five key themes were generated from these reflections: know the role, find the right people, know (and value) yourself, remember well-being and proceed with caution but with passion. |
Keywords | academia; apprenticeship; career |
Year | 01 Jan 2023 |
Journal | Autism |
Journal citation | 27 (7), pp. 2187-2192 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
ISSN | 1362-3613 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613231161882 |
Web address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13623613231161882 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 2187-2192 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 23 Mar 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Completed | Oct 2023 |
Deposited | 17 Jan 2024 |
Additional information | © The Author(s) 2023. |
This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). | |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
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