Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2025
Abstract
As we transitioned to the dissertation stage, we experienced an increased sense of vulnerability, uncertainty, and tension where we simultaneously felt expert and novice in our development as teacher-educators and researchers. We embarked on a self-study with critical friendship and unpacked our understanding of novice-expert identity, placed ourselves within the context of this understanding, and reframed our perceptions. This process clarified how our self-doubt impacted our novice-expert identity, allowed us to critique our perceptions through another’s lens, and enabled us to successfully move forward. We offer our experiences as a model to support students through similar periods of self-doubt.
Recommended Citation
Gregory, K.H. & Diacopoulos, M.M. (2025). Are we expert enough? Confronting self-doubt through critical friendship. In A.S. Hands & S. Buchanan (Eds.) The Self-Determined Doctorate – Perspectives on Leading the Doctoral Journey (pp. 111-130). Brill.
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