Navigating Tensions and Transitions in Higher Education

With a focus on skills development, this book provides guidance on how to navigate transitions between career stages in higher education and how to maintain wellbeing in the process.

In a fast-paced and ever-changing environment, a career path in higher education can demand rapid transition. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the kinds of transitions one may face in higher education and how to navigate them successfully while focusing on wellbeing and self-care. Centred around first-person accounts, the chapters illustrate the key issues around transitions and their impacts and provide suggestions for how to adapt through self-care. The authors offer insights from their own personal experiences, enabling the reader to develop an action plan of their own or to share with and guide students and early career mentees. The tools and strategies outlined in the book make up a library of resources that can be called upon at any stage of the journey.

Written with all career stages in mind, this book will be an essential resource for new and experienced researchers alike.

Kay Hammond is a senior lecturer in the School of Public Health and Interdisciplinary Studies at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. Her diverse background in education, psychology, language teaching, and performing arts influences her teaching, research in the scholarship of teaching and learning, and staff/student experiences of wellbeing.

Narelle Lemon is a vice chancellor professoriate research fellow and professor in education at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia. She is an interdisciplinary scholar specialising in arts, education, and positive psychology. Her research focuses on enhancing wellbeing literacy in K–12 schools, teacher education, higher education, and community settings, emphasising evidence-based practices for proactive flourishing.