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Co-Constructing a Community of Practice for Early-Career Computer Science Academics in the UK

Tom Crick Orcid Logo, James H. Davenport, Paul Hanna, Alan Hayes, Alastair Irons, Keith Miller, Tom Prickett, Rupert Ward, Becky Allen, Bhagyashree Patil, Simon Payne

Computing Education Practice 2022

Swansea University Author: Tom Crick Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1145/3498343.3498349

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Early-career academics across all disciplines in the UK face significant challenges, and computer science is no exception. There are challenges in terms of developing an independent research career, delivering high quality learning and teaching, maintaining their own professional development, as wel...

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Published in: Computing Education Practice 2022
ISBN: 978-1-4503-9561-8
Published: New York, NY, USA ACM 2022
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