Re-empowering academics in a corporate culture: an exploration of workload and performativity in a university
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DOI: 10.1007/s10734-017-0143-z
Abstract: Neo-liberal reforms in higher education have resulted in corporate managerial practices in universities and a drive for efficiency and productivity in teaching and research. As a result, there has been an intensification of academic work,… read more here.
Keywords: work; workload; academic work; empowering academics ... See more keywords
A national survey of the impact of COVID-19 on personal, academic, and work environments of nursing students
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DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2021.06.014
Abstract: Background Nursing students are experiencing life changing events in their personal, academic, and work environments since the onset of the pandemic. Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe and explore the effects of… read more here.
Keywords: work; nursing students; academic work; personal academic ... See more keywords
Navigating the demands of academic work to shape an academic job
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DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2017.1326023
Abstract: ABSTRACT Findings from interviews with mid-career academics in English and Australian universities elucidate how academics interpret and navigate complex institutional contexts in shaping academic jobs. The paper argues that how they do this is a… read more here.
Keywords: work shape; shape; academic work; navigating demands ... See more keywords
Academics' perceptions of what it means to be an academic
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DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2018.1499717
Abstract: ABSTRACT Despite the wealth of literature on academic work, roles and identities, the meaning of being an academic often does not go beyond such pre-defined and separate roles of teacher, researcher, academic, professional and manager.… read more here.
Keywords: academic work; academics perceptions; means academic; perceptions means ... See more keywords
The psychosocial hazards of academic work: an analysis of trends
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DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2020.1793934
Abstract: This study examines the psychosocial hazards experienced by academic staff working in UK institutions over time. A risk assessment framework developed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was u... read more here.
Keywords: academic work; psychosocial hazards; hazards academic; work analysis ... See more keywords
Activity-based work and its implications for the academic work environment
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DOI: 10.1108/jarhe-02-2020-0046
Abstract: PurposeThe aim of the current interview study was to investigate how the university staff and their immediate managers perceived the academic work environment after a transition to activity-based workplaces (ABW).Design/methodology/approachInterviews were conducted with 11 university… read more here.
Keywords: work; academic work; activity based; work environment ... See more keywords