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Lessons from Lobsters

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The complexities inherent in navigating the vicissitudes of professional life whilst nurturing a large family are considered in this chapter. Drawing on lessons learned from three decades of experience in the education sector whilst presiding maternally over a growing family of children and grandchildren, considered observations are presented which attempt to deconstruct the mystique of concurrently managing two interdependent pedagogical roles.

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  1. Rochelle Fogelgarn
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  1. La Trobe University, Australia

    Narelle Lemon

  2. Monash University, Australia

    Susanne Garvis

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Fogelgarn, R. (2014). Lessons from Lobsters. In: Lemon, N., Garvis, S. (eds) Being “In and Out”. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-830-5_10

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