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The Academic Sabbatical: A Voyage of Discovery is a collection of narratives that reveals how important sabbaticals are to faculty and, by extension, to higher education.

By taking an in-depth look at the diverse experiences and perspectives shared by its collaborators, this work provides significant evidence that academic sabbaticals are instrumental in increasing productivity in terms of research and knowledge dissemination, the essence of today’s university studies.

Thanks to these earned periods of self-directed focused work, scholars can restore their academic energies, which leads to enhanced program development, renewed dedication to graduate students, and intellectual sharing among peers.

Although not without challenges and tensions, sabbaticals help academics build stronger and deeper connections, laying a solid foundation for future growth and achievement.

While this book stands alone in promoting the richness and power of the sabbatical as a structural feature of the academy, it is a great follow-up to The Academic Gateway and Beyond the Academic Gateway, which discuss the tenure-track and tenure decision.The Academic Sabbatical: A Voyage of Discovery is a collection of narratives that reveals how important sabbaticals are to faculty and, by extension, to higher education.

By taking an in-depth look at the diverse experiences and perspectives shared by its collaborators, this work provides significant evidence that academic sabbaticals are instrumental in increasing productivity in terms of research and knowledge dissemination, the essence of today’s university studies.

Thanks to these earned periods of self-directed focused work, scholars can restore their academic energies, which leads to enhanced program development, renewed dedication to graduate students, and intellectual sharing among peers.

Although not without challenges and tensions, sabbaticals help academics build stronger and deeper connections, laying a solid foundation for future growth and achievement.

While this book stands alone in promoting the richness and power of the sabbatical as a structural feature of the academy, it is a great follow-up to The Academic Gateway and Beyond the Academic Gateway, which discuss the tenure-track and tenure decision.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Half Title Page
  2. pp. i-ii
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  1. Title Page
  2. p. iii
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  1. Copyright Page
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  1. About the Cover Photo
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  1. Table of Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Acknowledgements
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-12
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  1. 1 Sabbaticals—The Gift of Time! A Thematic Literature Review
  2. Shelleyann Scott and Donald E. Scott
  3. pp. 13-38
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  1. Section 1: The First Sabbatical Experience
  2. pp. 39-40
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  1. 2 Not All That Shines Is Gold: What I Learned during My Sabbatical Year
  2. María del Carmen Rodríguez de France
  3. pp. 41-46
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  1. 3 The Voyage Continues: Navigating Discovery between Two Sabbaticals
  2. Susan Elliott-Johns
  3. pp. 47-70
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  1. 4 The Sabbatical Voyage: A Triptych of Renewal, Reflection, and Research
  2. Victoria (Tory) Handford
  3. pp. 71-88
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  1. 5 (Re)Discovering Academia through a Sabbatical
  2. Timothy Sibbald
  3. pp. 89-102
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  1. Section 2: First Sabbaticals with Significant Travel
  2. pp. 103-104
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  1. 6 Life on the Two Sides of the Pond
  2. Anahit Armenakyan
  3. pp. 105-128
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  1. 7 Academic Sabbatical Journey: The Crossovers between Research and Cultures
  2. Pei-Ying Lin
  3. pp. 129-138
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  1. 8 Place Making
  2. Lee Anne Block
  3. pp. 139-152
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  1. Section 3: Perspective Based on More Than One Sabbatical
  2. pp. 153-154
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  1. 9 Practitioner Study Leave and Academic Sabbaticals: An Unsettling Reflection of Both
  2. Lloyd Kornelsen
  3. pp. 155-164
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  1. 10 Sabbatical Tales: Expectations and Experiences
  2. Cecile Badenhorst, Antoinette Doyle, Jackie Hesson, Xuemei Li, Heather McLeod, Sharon Penney, and Gabrielle Young
  3. pp. 165-184
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  1. 11 The Academic Sabbatical as a Voyage of Discovery: What Really Counts
  2. Merridee Bujaki
  3. pp. 185-204
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  1. 12 Sabbaticals in a Research-Intensive University: Supports, Tensions, and Outcomes
  2. Donald E. Scott and Shelleyann Scott
  3. pp. 205-226
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  1. Conclusion
  2. pp. 227-238
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  1. Contributors
  2. pp. 239-244
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 245-246
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  1. Education
  2. Series Editors: Nicholas Ng-A-Fook and Carole Fleuret
  3. pp. 247-254
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  1. Back Cover
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