The Changing Academic Profession. Major Findings of a Comparative Survey.

Autor/inn/en	Teichler, Ulrich; Arimoto, Akira; Cummings, William K.
Titel	The Changing Academic Profession. Major Findings of a Comparative Survey.
Quelle	Dordrecht u.a.: Springer (2013), X, 260 S. PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	The Changing Academy - The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective. 1
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	978-94-007-6154-4
DOI	10.1007/978-94-007-6155-1
Schlagwörter	Forschung; Lehre; Internationalisierung; Hochschule; Argentinien; Australien; Brasilien; China; Deutschland; Finnland; Hongkong; Italien; Japan; Kanada; Korea, Republik; Malaysia; Mexiko; Niederlande; Norwegen; Portugal; Südafrika (Staat)
Abstract	This book provides an overview on the major findings of a questionnaire survey of academic profession in international perspective. More than 25,000 professors and junior staff at universities and other institutions of higher education at almost 20 countries from all over the world provide information on their working situation, their views and activities. The study "The Changing Academic Profession" is the second major study of its kind, and changes of views and activities are presented through a comparison of the findings with those of the earlier study undertaken in the early 1990s. Major themes are the academics' perception of their societal and institutional environments, the views on the major tasks of teaching, research and services, their professional preferences and actual activities, their career, their perceived influence and their overall job satisfaction. Emphasis is placed on the influence of recent changes in higher education: the internationalisation and globalisation, the increasing expectation to provide evidence of the relevance of academic work, and finally the growing power of management at higher education institutions. Overall, the academics surveyed show that worldwide discourses and trends in higher education put their mark on the academic profession, but differences by country continue to be noteworthy. Academics consider themselves to be more strongly exposed to mechanism of regulations, incentives and sanctions as well as various assessments than in the past; yet their own freedom, and responsibilities and influence shape their identity more strongly and are reflected in widespread professional satisfaction. Contents: 1. Introduction. - 2. The Design and Methods of the Comparative Study. - 3. The Variety of Countries Participating in the Comparative Study. - 4. The Academic Career. - 5. Research and Teaching. The Changing Views and Activities of the Academic Profession. - 6. Faculty Perception of the Efficacy of Higher Educational Governance and Management. (HoF/text adopted).
Erfasst von	Institut für Hochschulforschung (HoF) an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Update	2013/4