Education for sustainability (EfS) is widely supported and researched; however, the broad
and deep implementation of EfS in universities that is needed lags behind the goals of …

Sessional staff is increasingly involved in teaching at universities, playing a pivotal role in
bridging the gap between theory and practice for students, especially in the health …

There has been extensive research conducted into the plight of casual academic staff, the
precarious nature of their work, their limited academic development opportunities, and their …

Almost half of current academic staff will need to be replaced within three years in the
Australian academic workforce. Literature suggests that casual academics are a potential …

There is growing concern that casual academics operate in an environment characterised
by precarity and inequality which has implications for motivation and well-being. This study …

The Institutional Teaching Culture Perception Survey (ITCPS) was used to investigate
beliefs of tenured, tenure-track, and sessional faculty members (N= 576) about the teaching …

Contemporary higher education has been affected by policy pressures built
around'flexibility'. The policies of widening student participation and expanding flexible …

The Australian Curriculum on 'the Arts' will be implemented across Australia in 2014. This
curriculum is expected to replace existing State and Territory curricula where educators are …

There is a fierce debate about whether full-time academics should have compulsory or
voluntary teacher-training provision (Gibbs 2008; Department for Business, Innovation and …

The increasing use of casual university academics has been an issue of concern to
researchers and commentators for some time. Research to date has tended to focus on the …