Academic Staff Workloads and Job Satisfaction: Expectations and values in academe
Academic Staff Workloads and Job Satisfaction: Expectations and values in academe
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DOI：
10.1080/13600800500283734
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发表时间：
2006-01-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Paewai, Shelley
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作者：
Houston, Don;Meyer, Luanna;Paewai, Shelley
大学学术人员在日益苛刻的环境中从事复杂的工作。传统上，大学根据教学、研究和服务三个领域来定义学术人员的角色，主要强调教学和研究方面，其次强调服务或管理。最近关于大学在“知识社会”中的地位的对话，并不一定反映出对教师工作量的影响，因为人们对可衡量的产出、对社会和学生需求的反应以及总体绩效问责制的期望越来越高。据说，以核心学术和学科兴趣为动力的大学教师越来越受到责任和工作量增加的挑战。关于学术工作量的研究考察了学术工作的强化以及研究与教学之间的平衡，特别是在政府为高等教育的研究预算部分采用绩效资助的情况下。其他研究调查了不断增加的需求对员工压力和工作与生活平衡的影响。本研究考察了一所大学解决这些问题的方法，使用了关于工作量发展和结果的三个数据来源的三角测量。我们的研究结果与国际上的研究成果进行了比较，并在此基础上对未来的研究和开发活动提出了建议。
University academic staff do complex work in an increasingly demanding environment. Traditionally, universities have defined the role of academic staff according to the three domains of teaching, research, and service, with primary emphasis placed upon the teaching and research aspects and secondary emphasis upon service or administration. Recent dialogue regarding the place of universities in a "knowledge society'' has not necessarily reflected upon the impact on the workloads of faculty given increased expectations for measurable outputs, responsiveness to societal and student needs, and overall performance accountability. University faculty motivated by core academic and disciplinary interests are said to be increasingly challenged by increased accountability and workloads. Research on academic workloads have examined the intensification of academic work as well as the balance between research and teaching, particularly as governments have adopted performance funding for research budget components for higher education. Other studies have investigated the impact of the increasing demands on staff stress and work-life balance. This study examines one university's approach to these issues, using triangulation of three sources of data on workloads developments and outcomes. Our results are compared to international research findings, and suggestions are offered for future research and development activities based on this comparison and critique.