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. This in-depth look at the diverse experiences and perspectives provides a wealth of evidence that sabbaticals are instrumental in increasing productivity in terms of research and knowledge dissemination. These periods of self-directed and focused work enable scholars to restore their academic energies, leading to enhanced engagement with their programs, graduate students, and intellectual exchange among peers. Although not without challenges and tensions, sabbaticals help academics build stronger and deeper connections. While this book stands alone in promoting the richness and potential 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 respectively discuss the tenure-track and tenure experience. This book is the third in the Lives in the Canadian Academic Landscape triptych.
CHAPTER 1 - SabbaticalsThe Gift of Time! A Thematic Literature Review
Shelleyann Scott and Donald E. Scott
Section A: The First Sabbatical Experience
CHAPTER 2 - Not All That Shines Is Gold: What I Learned During My Sabbatical
Year
Marķa del Carmen Rodrķguez de France
CHAPTER 3 - The Voyage Continues: Navigating Discovery Between Two
Sabbaticals
Susan Elliott - Johns
CHAPTER 4 - The Sabbatical Voyage: A Triptych of Renewal, Reflection, and
Research
Victoria Handford
CHAPTER 5 - (Re)Discovering Academia Through a Sabbatical
Timothy Sibbald
Section B: First Sabbaticals with Significant Travel
CHAPTER 6 - Life on the Two Sides of the Pond
Anahit Armenakyan
CHAPTER 7 - Academic Sabbatical Journey: The Crossovers Between Research and
Cultures
Pei - Ying Lin
CHAPTER 8 - Place Making
Lee Anne Block
Section C: Perspective of More Than One Sabbatical
CHAPTER 9 - Practitioner Study Leave and Academic Sabbaticals: An Unsettling
Reflection of Both
Lloyd Kornelsen
CHAPTER 10 - Sabbatical Tales: Expectations and Experiences
Cecile Badenhorst, Antoinette Doyle, Jackie Hesson, Xuemei Li, Heather
McLeod, Sharon Penney, and Gabrielle Young
CHAPTER 11 - The Academic Sabbatical as a Voyage of DiscoveryWhat Really
Counts
Merridee Bujaki
CHAPTER 12 - Sabbaticals in a Research - Intensive University: Supports,
Tensions, and Outcomes
Donald E. Scott and Shelleyann Scott
Lee Anne Block (Contributor) Lee Anne Block is a teacher educator at the University of Winnipeg. Her research and teaching are focused on how we name and engage with difference in educational locations and on cultural sustainability. She recently completed Gandhi, Globalization and Earth Democracy, a course on sustainability with Vandana Shiva, in residence at Navdanya, India. For twenty years, she was a classroom teacher in Winnipeg.
Victoria Handford (Contributor, Editor) Victoria (Tory) Handford is a professor in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at Thompson Rivers University and is currently the chair of the School of Education. Prior to moving to TRU, Tory held multiple positions in JK12 education as a teacher, vice-principal, and principal. She has been an education officer (Leadership) for the Ontario Ministry of Education and program officer (Standards of Practice and Accreditation) for the Ontario College of Teachers. Her recent publications include a three-book series that addresses experiences of faculty in Canadian universities. Tory has also published multiple articles and chapters addressing components of school and district leadership.
Timothy Sibbald (Contributor, Editor) Timothy Sibbald is Associate Professor in the Schulich School of Education at Nipissing University. His primary focus is on mathematics education. He is also Editor of The Gazette, a publication for teachers produced by the Ontario Association of Mathematics Educators.
Cecile Badenhorst (Contributor) Cecile Badenhorst is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education in the Adult/Post-Secondary programs at Memorial University. She teaches courses on academic literacies and adult teaching. She has published three books in this area: Research Writing (2007), Dissertation Writing (2008), and Productive Writing (2010).
