'This Can't Be the New Norm': Academics' Perspectives on the COVID-19 Crisis for the Australian University Sector

Autor/inn/en	McGaughey, Fiona; Watermeyer, Richard; Shankar, Kalpana; Suri, Venkata Ratnadeep; Knight, Cathryn; Crick, Tom; Hardman, Joanne; Phelan, Dean; Chung, Roger
Titel	'This Can't Be the New Norm': Academics' Perspectives on the COVID-19 Crisis for the Australian University Sector
Quelle	In: Higher Education Research and Development, 41 (2022) 7, S.2231-2246 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (McGaughey, Fiona) ORCID (Watermeyer, Richard) ORCID (Shankar, Kalpana) ORCID (Suri, Venkata Ratnadeep) ORCID (Knight, Cathryn) ORCID (Crick, Tom) ORCID (Phelan, Dean) ORCID (Chung, Roger)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0729-4360
DOI	10.1080/07294360.2021.1973384
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; COVID-19; Pandemics; Teaching Experience; Prediction; Well Being; Foreign Countries; Teacher Surveys; Teacher Competencies; Professional Autonomy; Interpersonal Relationship; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Vorhersage; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Ausland; Lehrkunst; Berufsfreiheit; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Australien
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. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01