An investigation of sessional staff support, development, and psychosocial wellbeing in Australian universities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4098255 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vivien Mccomb (School of Education, College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia, corresponding author), Narelle Eather (0000-0002-6320-4540, School of Education, College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1290-1301 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2023.2278680 |
| OpenAlex | W4388287852 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 21 |
Sessional academic staff form most of the teaching staff cohort in Australian universities. The available literature supports that this important staff cohort often experience precarious and insecure work, restricted access to training, support and development, and limited opportunities for career progression (compared to their colleagues in on-going positions). This national embedded mixed methods study explored the perceptions of sessional academic staff regarding support, development, and psychosocial wellbeing in Australian Universities. To complement the semi-structured interviews, sessional staff completed an online questionnaire. Our findings highlight that due to negative sessional academic work conditions, sessional staff have poor career progression and psychosocial wellbeing outcomes in the long-term
Career development · Cohort · Higher education · Medical education · Political science · Professional development · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Psychosocial support · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Higher Education and Employability · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |