Early Career Academics in New Zealand: Challenges and Prospects in Comparative Perspective

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Sutherland, Kathryn A. (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: The Changing Academy - The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective ; 20
• Θέματα: Higher education.; Educational policy.; Education and state.; International education .; Comparative education.; Higher Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; International and Comparative Education.

What does it mean to be starting an academic career in the twenty first century? What challenges and prospects are new academics facing and how are they dealing with these? This book provides answers to these questions through an investigation of the experiences of early career academics in New Zeal...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Acknowledgements
• About the Author and Contributors
• List of abbreviations
• Chapter One: Introduction
• Chapter Two: The Changing Academic Profession in New Zealand Universities
• Chapter Three: Who Are New Zealand's Early Career Academics?
• Chapter Four: Teaching, Research, and Service Activities and Preferences in the Work Lives of New Zealand Early Career Academics
• Chapter Five: Satisfaction Among Early Career Academics in New Zealand Universities: A Conceptual Model Tested
• Chapter Six: Work-life Balance: Exploring the Myths and Realities of Family, Home, Work and Life Pressures for Early Career Academics
• Chapter Seven: He pī, ka rere: Māori Early Career Academics in New Zealand Universities
• Chapter Eight: Resources, Training and Support for Early Career Academics: Mixed Messages and Unfulfilled Expectations
• Chapter Nine: Conclusion: Challenges and Prospects for Early Career Academics' Futures in New Zealand and Beyond.