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Sometimes it is difficult to find home. This is especially true for one’s academic home. It is vital for one’s intellectual health and vitality to find a place where one feels comfortable and is able to express one’s self in a supportive environment; a place where one can try out ideas, come to know new colleagues, find informal mentors, be introduced to new concepts, and feel the support of that community when back at one’s own institution.
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Taylor, M., Coia, L. (2014). Introduction. In: Taylor, M., Coia, L. (eds) Gender, Feminism, and Queer Theory in the Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices. Professional Learning. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-686-8_1
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