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Sebalj, Darlene; Holbrook, Allyson; Bourke, Sid – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2012
Concerns regarding the nomenclature of university administration in Australia and the UK have featured in the higher education literature for over a decade. In response, a significant nomenclature shift is occurring, with Australian universities replacing the term "General Staff" to describe all administrative and technical staff, in…
Descriptors: Research, Professional Personnel, College Administration, Foreign Countries
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Flora, Bethany H. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2007
In the US, graduate assistants are an integral part of a university's educational and operational climate. Graduate assistants provide teaching, research or administrative services to the educational enterprise in exchange for professional experience and a financial stipend. Recent strikes of graduate teaching assistants at New York University…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Employment Level, Teaching Assistants, Labor Relations
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Hobson, Jane; Jones, Gar; Deane, Elizabeth – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2005
Research is at the forefront of knowledge and, hence, wealth generation, so it is timely to consider a neglected category of the research workforce, the research assistant. The research assistant has traditionally been part of the fabric, if not the structure, of university research efforts but despite the extent of the contribution, the breadth…
Descriptors: Universities, Research Administration, Research Assistants, Occupational Information