Sibbald, TimothyHandford, Victoria2022-05-252022-05-2520229780776629674https://press.uottawa.ca/en/9780776633190/the-academic-sabbatical/http://hdl.handle.net/10393/43651https://doi.org/10.20381/ruor-27865The Academic Sabbatical: A Voyage of Discovery is a collection of narratives that reveals how important sabbaticals are to faculty and, by extension, to higher education. This in-depth look at the diverse experiences and perspectives provides a wealth of evidence that sabbaticals are instrumental in increasing productivity in terms of research and knowledge dissemination. These periods of self-directed and focused work enable scholars to restore their academic energies, leading to enhanced engagement with their programs, graduate students, and intellectual exchange among peers. Although not without challenges and tensions, sabbaticals help academics build stronger and deeper connections. While this book stands alone in promoting the richness and potential of the sabbatical as a structural feature of the academy, it is a great follow-up to The Academic Gateway and Beyond the Academic Gateway, which respectively discuss the tenure-track and tenure experience. This book is the third in the Lives in the Canadian Academic Landscape triptych.CHAPTER 1 - Sabbaticals—The Gift of Time! A Thematic Literature Review Shelleyann Scott and Donald E. Scott • Section A: The First Sabbatical Experience • CHAPTER 2 - Not All That Shines Is Gold: What I Learned During My Sabbatical Year María del Carmen Rodríguez de France • CHAPTER 3 - The Voyage Continues: Navigating Discovery Between Two Sabbaticals Susan Elliott - Johns • CHAPTER 4 - The Sabbatical Voyage: A Triptych of Renewal, Reflection, and Research Victoria Handford • CHAPTER 5 - (Re)Discovering Academia Through a Sabbatical Timothy Sibbald • Section B: First Sabbaticals with Significant Travel • CHAPTER 6 - Life on the Two Sides of the Pond Anahit Armenakyan • CHAPTER 7 - Academic Sabbatical Journey: The Crossovers Between Research and Cultures Pei - Ying Lin • CHAPTER 8 - Place Making Lee Anne Block • Section C: Perspective of More Than One Sabbatical • CHAPTER 9 - Practitioner Study Leave and Academic Sabbaticals: An Unsettling Reflection of Both Lloyd Kornelsen • CHAPTER 10 - Sabbatical Tales: Expectations and Experiences Cecile Badenhorst, Antoinette Doyle, Jackie Hesson, Xuemei Li, Heather McLeod, Sharon Penney, and Gabrielle Young • CHAPTER 11 - The Academic Sabbatical as a Voyage of Discovery—What Really Counts Merridee Bujaki • CHAPTER 12 - Sabbaticals in a Research - Intensive University: Supports, Tensions, and Outcomes Donald E. Scott and Shelleyann Scott •enSabbaticalacademiaacademicsacademic sabbaticalslived experienceswork-life balancehigher educationprofessoriatecareercareersBook