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Here’s our weekly round up of news relevant to the casualisation of Australian higher education. You can also find us via #auscasuals on Twitter; and if you want to suggest anything to us, casualcasa at gmail dot com. How smart is university casualisation? This week, Australian author John Bartlett asked whether the casualisation of Australian university teaching … Continue reading
We’re sharing an article below which explains the NTEU position on the impact on both students and university workers of the demand driven funding model for Australian higher education, because at the end, it shows how this intersects with the data on casualisation of Australian university teaching. From time to time we’ll pull in research articles like this, to give a … Continue reading
Here’s our weekly roundup of casualisation news. We take a very wide and unsystematic view, as you’ll see. Anyone’s welcome to comment, or send suggestions through the week to casualcasa at gmail dot com. If you’re generally interested in Australian higher education news, Stephen Matchett’s daily Campus Morning Mail and Intermedia’s The Scan will fill you in. What … Continue reading
Student surveys and teaching evaluation methods used are emerging as a hot issue amongst casual academics who rely on positive feedback as they teeter on the edge of unemployment. Just days after writing this post it appeared as the topic on #Adjunctchat. The various locations and institutions of the participants in discussions such as these reveal … Continue reading
As a follow up to my recent article on the realities of ‘systemic irresponsibility’ in universities, which has also been picked up in Richard Hall’s UK blog, this week I’m reflecting on my personal experience of being pitted against my YIYO colleagues in the search for work after the long drought of summer. Speaking from … Continue reading
Here’s our weekly round up of things we’ve noticed across the web that are relevant to understanding casualisation in Australian higher education. This week, insights from the way casuals aren’t mentioned at all, and some data from the US. What happened this week? The University of Melbourne released Growing Esteem 2014, a discussion paper on its strategic … Continue reading
(Note: Many Australian universities are turning to the EOI (Expression of Interest) process as a way of introducing the principles of competitive recruitment to the continuous appointment of long-term casuals. EOI processes signal that the sector is acknowledging its dependency on casual teachers, and reflect the greater attention being paid to casualisation as a QA … Continue reading
I already have an online presence for myself at The Smart Casual, where I seek to unpack the myths and realities of being a long-term casual academic and casual worker based on my own experiences, so “Why am I here?” is a good question. Being a casual academic is oftentimes a lonely and isolating experience. … Continue reading
Thanks to everyone who’s sent us links and tips for the weekly news round up, or for good articles appearing elsewhere that we might want to reblog. If you come across something, just email us at casualcasa at gmail dot com. So, what happened this week? The academic year began. And while full-time academics were … Continue reading
For those of us who are “Year-in:year-out” (YIYO’s) or “session-by-session” university teachers, the start of the new academic year is the time we all try to refocus on the joy of teaching. Session-by-session teachers have just finished four months in the summer semester wilderness waiting for the drought to break in the driest of professions. … Continue reading
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