학문 세계 가속화를 전제로 살펴본 HRD 연구자의 적응적 합리화 = HRD Scholars’Adaptive Rationales with the Acceleration of Academic Life

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The current research intended to delve into HRD scholars’motives and the perception on the significance of HRD research in terms of adaptive rationales (Alvesson et al., 2017). Semi-structured 1:1 in-depth interviews were conducted by ZOOM for a total of 10 Korean HRD scholars by purposeful sampling. Deriving themes from coding and categorization were conducted with a basic qualitative research design. As to ones’s position and trajectory as a HRD scholar, a theme of‘distinguishing between incrementalism and cynical instrumentalism' consist of three sub-themes. They are a) between incrementalism and ritualism, b) a distinction that is currently in progress or is already stably operating, and c) between cynicism and survival. There emerged another theme of‘between calling and means' with sub-themes of a) the transition from career means to calling, and b) the transition from pleasure and practical contribution to task. Concerning to the position of HRD scholars community, the theme‘adaptation in accelerated academia' has three sub-themes of a) instrumentalism and careerism within it, b) between researchers and research directors, and c) experience of ambiguity surrounding unethical research activities. Another theme of‘crisis in HRD research identity’ has three sub-thmes of a) weakening utilization in the field and academic characteristics, b) cliche in maturity, and c) disagreement on a phase of stagnation of HRD topics and methods. With regard to influencing factors on the scholars’position, the theme ‘place makes researchers’ has three sub-themes of a) career stage, b) impact of funds and performance management, and c) faculty performance evaluation. Implications were presented to strengthen the social impact of HRD and the directions for future research were proposed based on the limitations of the study.