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‘This can’t be the new norm’: academics’ perspectives on the COVID-19 crisis for the Australian university sector
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Tom Crick ,
Joanne Hardman,
Dean Phelan,
Roger Chung
Higher Education Research & Development, Volume: 41, Issue: 7, Pages: 2231 - 2246
Swansea University Authors:
Cathryn Knight , Tom Crick
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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/07294360.2021.1973384
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected the university sector across the world. 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...
| Published in: | Higher Education Research & Development |
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| ISSN: | 0729-4360 1469-8366 |
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Informa UK Limited
2021
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57542 |
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The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected the university sector across the world. 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 their accounts of the response of their institutions to the COVID-19 crisis, 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. |
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Author accepted version available from: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/this-cant-be-the-new-norm-academics-perspectives-on-the-covid-19- |
| Keywords: |
COVID-19; academics; Australia; wellbeing; self-determination theory |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Issue: |
7 |
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2231 |
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2246 |