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Lee, Megan; Coutts, Rosanne; Fielden, Jann; Hutchinson, Marie; Lakeman, Richard; Mathisen, Bernice; Nasrawi, Dima; Phillips, Nichole – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2022
Occupational stress has increased in higher education academic staff over several decades, and this has been particularly acute in Australia and New Zealand. This scoping review sought to understand the causes and impacts of occupational stress among Australian and New Zealand academics. Eight EBSCO databases were searched for key terms: academic…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, College Faculty, Occupational Safety and Health, Well Being
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Zemke, Emily – Education Research and Perspectives, 2007
This paper follows an empirical study of how teachers were represented in British newspapers during the 1990s. Its purpose is to describe some of the findings arising from a comparison of the data and representations of teachers in educational research literature. The topic of teacher representation was a matter of personal interest to the…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, News Reporting, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role
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Gappa, Judith M. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1999
The faculty career is changing in response to external and internal pressures. Discusses pressures for institutional change, current faculty demographics, and possible institutional responses including modifications to traditional tenure systems (changes to the probationary period and time base of tenure, productivity concerns) and faculty career…
Descriptors: Careers, College Faculty, Educational Trends, Faculty College Relationship
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Blackwell, James E. – Review of Higher Education, 1988
Strategies for assuring adequate minority candidates for faculty positions include institutional commitment, early identification and recruitment, and pre- and post-doctoral financial aid programs. Institutions must hire more minority faculty and develop sound policies to retain them. Minority faculty can improve undergraduate education for all…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Equal Education, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Promotion
Buckner, Kermit – 2000
Decision makers in education frequently identify tenure laws as a barrier to improving student achievement. Many principals believe statutes and case law adequately protect employees, and join others calling for modifications in tenure policies. The inadequate number of qualified applicants for principal positions is a national problem that…
Descriptors: Administrators, Contracts, Due Process, Employer Employee Relationship
Biggs, Thomas S., Jr. – 1980
In 1979 judicial activity continued to add to the body of law available relative to relationships between universities and colleges and their employees. Cases touched on the nature of the contract when an offer of employment has been made and accepted, benefits and working conditions, and termination and the procedural safeguards involved.…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Civil Rights, Contracts, Court Litigation