Australian universities show an escalating trend toward contingent academic appointments and a declining trend in continuing teaching-and-research staff¶
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q2 i? A study by the L.H. Martin Institute documents an escalating trend in contingent academic appointments in Australian universities. → Popenici 2017
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Popenici 2017¶
Popenici, S. A. D., & Kerr, S. (2017). Exploring the impact of artificial intelligence on teaching and learning in higher education. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 12:22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41039-017-0062-8
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The paper cites a study conducted by the L.H. Martin Institute (Andrews et al. 2016) documenting that "there is an escalating trend in the number and percentage of academic staff on contingent appointments" in Australian universities, alongside a declining trend in continuing teaching-and-research staff.
"there is an escalating trend in the number and percentage of academic staff on contingent appointments, and a declining trend in the percentage of academic staff with continuing appointments who undertake both teaching and research"
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Australian universities show an escalating trend toward contingent academic appointments and a declining trend in continuing teaching-and-research staff |
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Australian universities show an escalating trend toward contingent academic appointments and a declining trend in continuing teaching-and-research staff |
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