The rise of 'professional staff' and demise of the 'non-academic
A Study of University Staffing Nomenclature Preferences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4545989 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Darlene Sebalj (University of Newcastle Australia), Allyson Holbrook (0000-0002-3371-4187, University of Newcastle Australia), Sid Bourke (University of Newcastle Australia) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 463-472 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-080X • E-ISSN: 1469-9508 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1360080x.2012.715994 |
| OpenAlex | W1970761748 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 22 |
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 favour of 'Professional Staff'. Following nomenclature trends in the UK, this change has been in gestation for some time having been championed by individuals, groups, professional associations and more recently a national staff union. This paper presents the findings of a doctoral study regarding the nomenclature preferences of 194 Australian university research support staff. It provides insight into the motivations behind the nomenclature shift, with an emphasis on the dissatisfaction expressed for the term 'Non-Academic Staff'. Drawing on these findings, this paper suggests an aspirational framework for university professional staff in the form of a 'nomenclature ladder' for sector-wide application
Demise · Discipline · Higher education · Medical education · Nomenclature · Pejorative · Political science · Professional association · Professional development · Public relations · Sociology · Staffing · Taxonomy (biology · Higher Education and Employability · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Learning Practices · Law · Medicine · Psychology
Building University Frontline Capacity
Conceptualising professional services researchers as a sustainable career development route in higher education
Administrative transformation and managerial growth
Determinants of the incidence of non-academic staff in European and US HEIs
The integral roles of supporting staff in bolstering academic performance
How do professional staff influence academic knowledge development? A literature review and research agenda
The development of human capital of professional staff in a context of severe institutional pressure
Going up? Perceived career progress of female general staff across New Zealand universities
Let the right one in
Public engagement professionals in a prestige economy
Organisational and occupational boundaries in Australian universities
Organisational climate, person-organisation fit and turn over intention
Nomenclature in higher education
Culture clash or ties that bind? What Australian academics think of professional staff
Part-time work and advancement
Imagining a future
A comparative study of the perceptions of professional staff on their contribution to student outcomes
So what do you do
A critical exploration of collaborative and distributed leadership in higher education
Exploring the contribution of professional staff to student outcomes
A quantitative study on organisational commitment and communication satisfaction of professional staff at a master's institution in the United States
Role stressors, engagement and work behaviours
The semi-professions and their organization
Shifting Identities and Blurring Boundaries
Administrative Managers – A Critical Link
What's in a Name? Issues for Atem and Administrators
Them and Us' - General and Non-General Staff in Higher Education
Who do they think they are? The changing identities of professional administrators and managers in UK higher education
General Staff Experiences in the Corporate University
Professional staff carve out a new space
The invisible workers
Hearing the voices of general staff
Academics and Professional Administrators in Australian Universities
Female administrative managers in Australian universities
Beyond administration and management
Negative 'marking'? University research administrators and the contestation of moral exclusion
Just 'non-academics
| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,83 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |