Director Turnover: An Australian Academic Development Study

Autor/inn/en	Fraser, Kym; Ryan, Yoni
Titel	Director Turnover: An Australian Academic Development Study
Quelle	In: International Journal for Academic Development, 17 (2012) 2, S.135-147 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-144X
DOI	10.1080/1360144X.2011.629048
Schlagwörter	Strategic Planning; Foreign Countries; Administrative Change; Occupational Mobility; Labor Turnover; Higher Education; Stress Variables; College Planning; Middle Management; Interviews; Telephone Surveys; Mail Surveys; Semi Structured Interviews; Self Efficacy; Performance Factors; Quality of Working Life; Job Satisfaction; Administrator Attitudes; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Ausland; Berufliche Mobilität; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Studienplanung; Mittlere Führungskraft; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Telephone interview; Telefoninterview; Erhebungsinstrument; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Leistungsindikator; Arbeitsqualität; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Australien
Abstract	Although it can be argued that directors of central academic development units (ADUs) are critical to the implementation of university teaching and learning strategies, it would appear there is a high director turnover rate. While research in the USA, the UK, and Australia illustrates that ADUs are frequently closed or restructured, that research has not considered the longevity of directors in their positions. This paper reports on the experiences of 19 Australian directors of academic development who retired between 2002 and 2007. The research highlights the high turnover (82% in five years) and the relatively early retirement of directors from their positions, in part related to disagreement with senior managers, lack of a career path, and stress related to the role. Conclusions include that the turnover of staff in director positions has the potential to have a negative impact on the implementation of institutional strategic plans, the retention of corporate knowledge and experience, and the renewal of the academic profession. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10