Frédéric Deschenaux, PhD, is a full professor in the Departmental Unit of Education Sciences at Université du Québec à Rimouski. He specializes in the sociology of education. Stéphane Allaire, PhD, is a full professor in the Department of Education Sciences at Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. He specializes in high school educational practices.
Professors enjoy enviable freedoms, but our inner taskmasters can put us in chains.
How to strike your own balance between ambition, institutional expectations, and personal limits.
Before committing to a colloquium, consider carefully whether the time and cost are worth the payoff.
The pros and cons of taking on admin roles in different stages of your career
Should speaking on topics of public concern be part and parcel of academic life?
Grounded in shared governance, collegiality is a demanding ideal that balances power, equity and collective learning.
If the judgement of our peers drives overwork, can conversations among peers alleviate it?
