Turning the spotlight on Intellectual Humility
A potentially novel approach to fostering doctoral development (and researcher independence)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22423724 |
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| Authors | Dely Lazarte Elliot (0000-0003-0711-5719, University of Glasgow, corresponding author), Ruth Albertyn (0000-0002-3022-5409, Stellenbosch University), Y Sakurai (0000-0003-1150-3132, Hiroshima University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1090-1107 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Innovations in Education and Teaching International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1470-3297 • E-ISSN: 1470-3300 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14703297.2026.2629481 |
| OpenAlex | W7128476883 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
Striking a balance between managing intellectual uncertainties and pursuing researcher independence is a key challenge facing many doctoral scholars. Our collaborative autoethnographic research in the British, Japanese and South African contexts examines the uncharted role of intellectual humility – what it is and how it can affect doctoral learning, progress and overall development. Drawing upon the hidden curriculum’s perspectives, we propose a practical pathway to practising intellectual humility, particularly in navigating intellectual uncertainties, complexities and growth based on three principles: understanding, disposition and effort. Our findings highlight the complementary benefits of cultivating intellectual humility within and even beyond the academic realm for doctoral scholars and supervisors; first, as an antecedent that scaffolds all future learning; second, as an underlying factor for developing positive, healthy relationships and a secure sense of belonging. Our study offers insights essential for innovatively advancing researcher independence and fostering ongoing cognitive and character development among scholars.
Educational research · Higher education · Humility · Realm · Scholarship · Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions · Forgiveness and Related Behaviors · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
Collaborative Autoethnography
Predictors and consequences of intellectual humility
The Development and Validation of the Comprehensive Intellectual Humility Scale
Doctoral intelligence
Containing and harnessing uncertainty during postgraduate research supervision
Epistemic Autonomy and Intellectual Humility
‘Here’s Me Being Humble’
Clarifying the Content of Intellectual Humility
Measuring and mismeasuring the self
Conceptual and design thinking for thematic analysis
Autoethnography as an ethically contested terrain
Exploring rigour in autoethnographic research
Educating for Intellectual Humility and Conviction
The development of student feedback literacy
A 'doctoral compass
Feeling like a researcher
Ethics in Autoethnography and Collaborative Autoethnography
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