Early Career Academicsâ Development in Africa: Reflections on the Brain Re-Engineering Concept as Formal Institutionalised Mentoring Options

Ikechi Kelechi Agbugba; Felix Ifeanyichukwu Okoye

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Chapter 9 Early Career Academicsâ Development in Africa

Reflections on the Brain Re-Engineering Concept as Formal Institutionalised Mentoring Options

In: Early Career Academics in Educational Research

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Ikechi Kelechi Agbugba

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004714717_009

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Developing the next generation of academics is essential due to the changing academic landscape, the need for educators to gain the necessary knowledge and skills to contribute to knowledge creation and dissemination, facilitate teaching and learning, mobilise resources for community transformation, and research. Borrowing from the Brain Re-Engineering Concept and Reimagination (BRECR), this chapter reflects on alternative policy and development options available to higher education institutions (HEI s) management and government for developing countries to create a more effective educational system that meets the needs and aspirations of the early career academics (ECA s). The BRECR concept is based on four pillars: mindset or perception change, ideation and entrepreneurship, technology, and sustainability. This addresses the misconceptions that limit the advancement of scientific and technological solutions and their impact on the development of ECA s in HEI s of Africa and developing nations. ECA s face high expectations from HEI management, including increasing research output, teaching larger classes, supervising and publishing, often without adequate support. This chapter examines the findings of three studies conducted in African HEI s vis-Ã -vis the BRECR concept and proffers alternative options towards improving the career development strategies of the ECA s and academic mentees in Africa.

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Early Career Academics in Educational Research

Perspectives from Sub-Saharan African Higher Education Sectors

Series:Â African Higher Education: Developments and Perspectives, Volume: 18

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Print Publication Date:: 18 Nov 2024

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Reflections on the Brain Re-Engineering Concept as Formal Institutionalised Mentoring Options

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