The Work Situation of the Academic Profession in Europe: Findings of a Survey in Twelve Countries

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Teichler, Ulrich (Editor), Höhle, Ester Ava (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: The Changing Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective ; 8
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Higher education.; International and Comparative Education.; Higher Education.

This book presents the analysis of the representative survey about the academic profession in twelve European countries. Higher education in Europe has experienced a substantial change in recent years: Expansion progresses further, the expectation to deliver useful contributions of knowledge to the...

Table of Contents:

• Editors’ and authors’ biographies
• 1. The Academic Profession in Twelve European Countries – The Approach of the Comparative Study; Ulrich Teichler and Ester Ava Höhle
• 2. Academic Career Paths; Gülay Ates and Angelika Brechelmacher
• 3. Academic Work, Working Conditions and Job Satisfaction; Marek Kwiek and Dominik Antonowicz
• 4. Gender in Academia between Differences and Inequalities: Findings in Europe; Gaële Goastellec and Nicolas Pekari
• 5. The Teaching Function of the Academic Profession; Ester Ava Höhle and Ulrich Teichler
• 6. The Research Function of the Academic Profession in Europe; Jonathan Drennan, Marie Clarke, Abbey Hyde and Yurgos Politis
• 7. The Academic Profession and the Role of the Service Function; Bojana Ćulum, Nena Rončević and Jasminka Ledić
• 8. Movers and Shakers: Academics as Stakeholders - Do They Control Their Own Work?; Timo Aarrevaara and Ian R. Dobson
• 9. From Academic Self Governance to Executive University Management – Institutional Governance in the View of Academics in Europe; Elke Park
• 10. New University Governance: How the Academic Profession Perceives the Evaluation of Research and Teaching; David Campbell
• 11. The Internationalisation of Academic Markets, Careers and Profession; Gaële Goastellec and Nicolas Pekari
• 12. The European Academic Profession or Academic Professions in Europe?; Ester Ava Höhle and Ulrich Teichler
• Appendix: Contextual information about the countries.