CHAPTER 11 The Academic Sabbatical as a Voyage of Discovery: What Really Counts

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. About the Cover Photo v
3. Table of Contents vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Introduction 1
6. CHAPTER 1 Sabbaticals—The Gift of Time! A Thematic Literature Review 13
7. SECTION 1 The First Sabbatical Experience
8. CHAPTER 2 Not All That Shines Is Gold: What I Learned during My Sabbatical Year 39
9. CHAPTER 3 The Voyage Continues: Navigating Discovery between Two Sabbaticals 47
10. CHAPTER 4 The Sabbatical Voyage: A Triptych of Renewal, Reflection, and Research 71
11. CHAPTER 5 (Re)Discovering Academia through a Sabbatical 89
12. SECTION 2 First Sabbaticals with Significant Travel
13. CHAPTER 6 Life on the Two Sides of the Pond 103
14. CHAPTER 7 Academic Sabbatical Journey: The Crossovers between Research and Cultures 129
15. CHAPTER 8 Place Making 139
16. SECTION 3 Perspectives Based on More Than One Sabbatical
17. CHAPTER 9 Practitioner Study Leave and Academic Sabbaticals: An Unsettling Reflection on Both 153
18. CHAPTER 10 Sabbatical Tales: Expectations and Experiences 165
19. CHAPTER 11 The Academic Sabbatical as a Voyage of Discovery: What Really Counts 185
20. CHAPTER 12 Sabbaticals in a Research-Intensive University: Supports, Tensions, and Outcomes 205
21. Conclusion 227
22. Contributors 239
23. Index 245
24. Education 247