"This can’t be the new norm": Academics' Perspectives on the COVID-19 Crisis for the Australian University Sector
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Title: | "This can’t be the new norm": Academics' Perspectives on the COVID-19 Crisis for the Australian University Sector | Authors: | McGaughey, Fiona; Watermeyer, Richard; Shankar, Kalpana; et al. | Permanent link: | http://hdl.handle.net/10197/12421 | Date: | 1-Sep-2021 | Online since: | 2021-08-19T12:29:25Z | Abstract: | The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected the university sector globally. This article reports on the Australian findings from a large-scale survey of academic staff and their experiences and predictions of the impact of the pandemic on their wellbeing. We report the perceptions of n=370 Australian academics and accounts of their institutions’ responses to COVID-19, analysed using self-determination theory. Respondents report work-related stress, digital fatigue, and a negative impact on work-life balance; as well as significant concerns over potential longer-term changes to academia as a result of the pandemic. Respondents also articulate their frustration with Australia’s neoliberal policy architecture and the myopia of quasi-market reform, which has spawned an excessive reliance on international students as a pillar of income generation, and therefore jeopardised institutional solvency – particularly during the pandemic. Conversely, respondents identify a number of ‘silver linings’ which speak to the resilience of academics. | Funding Details: | World Universities Network | Type of material: | Journal Article | Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | Journal: | Higher Education Research and Development | Keywords: | COVID-19; Academics; Australia; Well-being; Self-determination theory; Coronavirus | DOI: | 10.1080/07294360.2021.1973384 | Language: | en | Status of Item: | Peer reviewed | ISSN: | 0729-4360 | This item is made available under a Creative Commons License: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ |
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