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Direct linkRyan, Suzanne; Burgess, John; Connell, Julia; Groen, Egbert – Tertiary Education and Management, 2013
Over the past 25 years, the Australian workforce has become more casualised, with approximately one-quarter of the workforce in casual employment today. One of the highest users of casual employees is the higher education sector, where casual academics (referred to as sessionals in the Australian context) are estimated to account for 50% of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Patterns, Teaching Load, Higher Education
Download full textGasson, I. S.; Otto, E. P. – Vestes, 1979
In 1976 a questionnaire designed to gather information about methods to determine the allocation of staff within tertiary institutions in Australia was mailed to universities and colleges. The results are discussed including methods of allocation, student-load/staff ratios, staff contact hours, and sabbatical and study leave provisions. (MLW)
Descriptors: Accountability, College Faculty, Cost Effectiveness, Faculty Workload
Peer reviewedO'Connor, Pauline R.; Clarke, Valerie A. – Australian Journal of Education, 1990
The study with 238 Australian primary and secondary teachers found factors associated with stress arising from 4 aspects of the teaching role: time/work-load pressures, student factors, school administration/staff tension, and employment/community factors. All 4 areas of stress were positively associated with the use of emotion-focused appraisals.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Foreign Countries, Personality Traits
