Karen Hands
Biographic Data
| ID | 6559623 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Hands |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Hands |
| SIGNATURE | HANDS K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Sunshine Coast |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0541-7270 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Creative career readiness
Boundary-less and care-full
This article examines how women academics at an Australian regional university perceived caring responsibilities as an extension of their paid employment during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores how women academics negotiated boundaries around paid work, caring as a component of paid work, and their private caring responsibilities in the first lockdown and work-from-home period. We surveyed academic staff at our university …
Creating spaces of well-being in academia to mitigate academic burnout
Purpose In contrast to prior studies examining burnout in academic employees, this paper explores how academic employee agency mitigates burnout risks in the context of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and how this agency facilitates research productivity and influences well-being in the face of changes in learning and teaching practices. Design/methodology/approach The authors use collaborative auto-ethnography (CAE) in the higher education (…
Too big to fail
This research examines three political moments in the Australian theatre sector as turning points in contemporary understanding of the sector’s financial foundations. Socio-cultural and economic conditions leading to the establishment of The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1954, the instigation of the Industries Assistance Commission Inquiry in 1976, and the commissioning of the Major Performing Arts Inquiry in 1999, and their impact on t…
Creating spaces of well-being in academia to mitigate academic burnout
Purpose In contrast to prior studies examining burnout in academic employees, this paper explores how academic employee agency mitigates burnout risks in the context of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and how this agency facilitates research productivity and influences well-being in the face of changes in learning and teaching practices. Design/methodology/approach The authors use collaborative auto-ethnography (CAE) in the higher education (…
Too big to fail
This research examines three political moments in the Australian theatre sector as turning points in contemporary understanding of the sector’s financial foundations. Socio-cultural and economic conditions leading to the establishment of The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1954, the instigation of the Industries Assistance Commission Inquiry in 1976, and the commissioning of the Major Performing Arts Inquiry in 1999, and their impact on t…
Too big to fail
This research examines three political moments in the Australian theatre sector as turning points in contemporary understanding of the sector’s financial foundations. Socio-cultural and economic conditions leading to the establishment of The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1954, the instigation of the Industries Assistance Commission Inquiry in 1976, and the commissioning of the Major Performing Arts Inquiry in 1999, and their impact on t…
Creating spaces of well-being in academia to mitigate academic burnout
Purpose In contrast to prior studies examining burnout in academic employees, this paper explores how academic employee agency mitigates burnout risks in the context of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and how this agency facilitates research productivity and influences well-being in the face of changes in learning and teaching practices. Design/methodology/approach The authors use collaborative auto-ethnography (CAE) in the higher education (…
Boundary-less and care-full
This article examines how women academics at an Australian regional university perceived caring responsibilities as an extension of their paid employment during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores how women academics negotiated boundaries around paid work, caring as a component of paid work, and their private caring responsibilities in the first lockdown and work-from-home period. We surveyed academic staff at our university …
Creative career readiness
Political science (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 works) · Burnout (1 works) · Care work (1 works) · Commission (1 works)