Are We Expert Enough?: Confronting Self-Doubt through Critical Friendship

Kristen H. Gregory; Mark M. Diacopoulos

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Chapter 7 Are We Expert Enough?

Confronting Self-Doubt through Critical Friendship

In: The Self-Determined Doctorate

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Kristen H. Gregory

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Pages:: 111–130

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004744431_008

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As we transitioned to the dissertation stage, we experienced an increased sense of vulnerability, uncertainty, and tension where we simultaneously felt expert and novice in our development as teacher-educators and researchers. We embarked on a self-study with critical friendship and unpacked our understanding of novice-expert identity, placed ourselves within the context of this understanding, and reframed our perceptions. This process clarified how our self-doubt impacted our novice-expert identity, allowed us to critique our perceptions through another’s lens, and enabled us to successfully move forward. We offer our experiences as a model to support students through similar periods of self-doubt.

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The Self-Determined Doctorate

Perspectives on Leading the Doctoral Journey

Series: The Doctoral Journey in Education, Volume: 9

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004744431

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 23 Sep 2025

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