Prof Lynn McAlpine[back]
Lynn McAlpine is Director of the Centre for Education in Preparing for Academic Practice; Director of the Learning Institute Research Group; and Professor of Higher Education Development. She is also a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Education. She was formerly Professor and Director of the Centre for University Teaching and Learning at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and has received distinguished research awards from both the American Educational Research Association and the Canadian Society for Studies in Higher Education.
At this time, she is carrying out funded research with research teams in the Uk and Canada. Both are documenting the experiences of doctoral students, research staff and new academics. Of particular interest are their changing perceptions of academic identity and academic practice.
McAlpine, L., Pare, A., Starke-Meyerring, D. (2009). Disciplinary voices: A shifting landscape for English doctoral education in the 21st century. In D.Boud & A. Lee (Eds.) Changing Practices of Doctoral Education, London: Routledge, 42-53.
McAlpine, L., Jazvac-Martek, M., & Gonsalves, A. (2008). The question of identity: Negotiating roles and voices in evaling academic systems. In R. Barnett & R. Di Napoli (Eds.) Changing Identities in Higher Education: Voicing Perspectives. London: Routledge, 113-123.
McAlpine, L., & Norton, J. (2006). Reframing our approach to doctoral programs: A learning perspective. Higher Education Research and Development, 25(1), 3-17.