Teaching a large class can present real challenges in design, management and
standardisation of assessment practices. One of the main dilemmas for university teachers is …

This book had its genesis more than 15 years ago with the realisation that, despite
significant engagement with the potential offered by technology, the university seemed …

This article begins with the contemporary context of transnational academic mobility, and
sketches a typology of mobile academics according to their self-identification. UK examples …

Internationally, nursing faculty shortages have been reported and there is a potential for
them to worsen into the next decade as existing faculty age. To, in part, address this issue …

This article analyses academic work and the academic workforce in the context of current
dynamics and likely futures. It discusses the significance of academic work, reviews …

Worldwide there is a growing reliance on sessional teachers in universities. This has
impacted all disciplines in higher education including medical anatomy programs. The …

Higher education is under pressure to advance from a singular focus on assessment of
outputs (measurements) to encompass the impact (influence) of initiatives across all aspects …

Universities in many countries are struggling to adapt to the competing forces of
globalisation, new managerialism, entrepreneurialism and new technologies and quality …

Currently many nursing faculties and schools employ high numbers of sessional teachers to
meet the demands of teaching. Sessional teachers are a source for future continuing …

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 …