2014
DOI: 10.46743/2160-3715/2014.1214
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A Collaborative Autoethnographic Search for Authenticity Amidst the "Fake Real"

Abstract: This manuscript explores the importance of "authenticity" for the maintenance self-identity for social justice educators in higher education. A collaborative dialogue between two female faculty authors of different ethnicities explores and interprets how to balance one’s own situated understanding of themselves, shared discourse community, and a social justice paradigm. The authors systematically juxtapose their reflections on their experiences as educators in higher education to examine points of similarity a… Show more

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“…We realized that illustrating our journey so far and how it led us to develop our module, what has been working, and what has been challenging was what we wanted to share, embracing the value of authenticity. Authenticity has been explained in relation to the individual personal identity and one's ability to become true to themselves inspired by their lived experiences (Walker & Taylor, 2014). With Collaborative Autoethnography (CAE), we could fulfil our needs.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We realized that illustrating our journey so far and how it led us to develop our module, what has been working, and what has been challenging was what we wanted to share, embracing the value of authenticity. Authenticity has been explained in relation to the individual personal identity and one's ability to become true to themselves inspired by their lived experiences (Walker & Taylor, 2014). With Collaborative Autoethnography (CAE), we could fulfil our needs.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Their project seeks to answer, "How do we learn to understand, analyze, and address complicated global problems while working with highly diverse groups of people and perspectives?" Within a collaborative autoethnography, the researchers acknowledge their positionality by reflecting on their own experiences as they relate to capacity building as teachers -both individually and collectively in a transnational virtual exchange (Walker & Taylor, 2014). Three of the instructors have taught the virtual exchange course together for three years, and the four instructors have taught the course together for two years.…”
Section: Sample and Positionalitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In literature, authenticity is considered as an ambiguous concept (Burks & Robbins, 2011;Medlock, 2012), and the boundary between authenticity and inauthenticity is highly complex because of the predominance of white middle-class western values (Walker & Taylor, 2014) which may limit any authenticity research. The most important reason for this confusion is the complex nature of the self and the lack of consensus in the literature regarding the self (Gülerce, 2014;McConnell, 2011).…”
Section: The Current Studymentioning
confidence: 99%