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Guillemin, Marilys; Wong, Elaine; Such, Georgina – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2023
The under-representation of women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines has been well documented. We discuss an affirmative action recruitment strategy from the University of Melbourne's STEM disciplines where only female applicants were eligible to apply for academic positions. This strategy has been very…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, STEM Education, Higher Education, Females
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Abell, Dan; Becker, Karen – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2021
While satisfaction, engagement and retention of academics has been widely discussed, there is less acknowledgement that a university must first convince high-quality academic talent of the benefits of joining their institution. This paper sought to identify the key factors that influence early-career and aspiring academics to choose employment…
Descriptors: Employers, Universities, Reputation, Organizational Culture
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Anderson, Peter J.; Yip, Sun Yee; Diamond, Zane M. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2023
The University Australia (UA) 2017-2020 Indigenous Strategy has offered Australian universities a focus that would work to increase Indigenous participation in the higher education sector in Australia. Despite the high-level involvement and detailed monitoring by Universities Australia as the sector's peak body, Australia's universities have not…
Descriptors: Universities, Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment
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Hopp, Rachel; Britson, Carol; Mukhopadhyay, Soma; Goldina, Anya; Chapman, Marnie; Nielsen, Mark – HAPS Educator, 2019
Studies show teaching assistants (TAs) can positively influence the learning environment by increasing student comprehension and retention and impacting students' choices of academic and career paths. However, use of TAs in higher education is not universal. Following a fruitful panel discussion at the 2017 HAPS Conference, we conducted a survey…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Anatomy, Physiology, Incidence
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Uusimaki, Liisa; Garvis, Susanne – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
The article reports on a study that explored the personal narratives of two female travelling academics at a Swedish University who had moved from Australia. To complement previous accounts of difficult migration and enculturation within the research literature, this article focuses mainly on the successful experiences of the academics and how…
Descriptors: Faculty Mobility, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Professional Autonomy
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Williams, Brett; Beovich, Bronwyn – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2017
Background: The use of casual staff within the university undergraduate educational setting is a widespread phenomenon worldwide. However a lack of understanding exists regarding experiences of recruitment, support, professional development and other perceived professional needs in this area. Although previous studies of the experience of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Part Time Faculty, Undergraduate Study, Allied Health Occupations Education