Title
The New Researcher
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
11-2008
Abstract
Purpose This poem is a reflection of the processes and associated emotions early career academic researchers may experience in preparing, presenting and publishing their research.
Design/methodology/approach: Fictional poem
Findings: This poem highlights that the processes an early career academic researcher undertakes to publish his/her research isn’t necessarily the hardest lesson to learn. Rather the hardest lesson is learning to cope with the mix of emotions they will experience during the process.
Research Implications: Provides early career academic researchers, and their supervisors, a guide of what they can expect to experience during the first few years during their research.
Originality/Value A fun review of the early career of a new academic researcher.
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Publication Details
This article was originally published as Bowrey, G, The New Researcher, Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 21(8), 2008, 1212 - 1215. Original journal article available here