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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 19
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Supporting Sessional Teaching Staff in the UK--to What Extent is There Real Progress?
Bryson, Colin
Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, v10 n3 Article 2 2013
A major proportion of teaching in UK universities is undertaken by a diverse and large group of sessional staff, in common with many HE systems around the world. This articles reviews efforts over the last decade to support and develop such staff and to improve their situation. Improvement in this area is very slow. The article concludes by considering what progress is likely in the future and the factors and conditions which facilitate or hinder progress.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Adjunct Faculty, Part Time Faculty, Access to Education, Teaching Conditions, Teacher Promotion, Job Security, Underemployment, Public Officials, Educational Administration
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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