- Title
- The frustrated career : Casual employment in higher education
- Creator
- Gottschalk, Lorene; McEachern, Steven
- Date
- 2010
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/60922
- Identifier
- vital:3583
- Identifier
- ISSN:0818-8068
- Abstract
- The use of casual staff, including casual teaching staff, is a common practice in Australian universities and the numbers of casual staff in the sector has increased significantly in the last decade. The traditional profile for casual teachers was that of industry expert and students. Recent research has shown that the casual teacher is now more likely to be a person holding several casual jobs and seeking a career. Likewise, general staff in casual positions are often people who would prefer job security and a career. This research was conducted at a regional Australian university and used a questionnaire targeting staff in both the Technical and Further Education (TAFE) and higher education divisions in all occupational groups as well as in depth interviews of casual teaching staff. The findings show that the traditional profile no longer applies. Staff employed in casual positions often hold more than one job, at more than one institution and are seeking job security. They frequently, but unsuccessfully use casual work as a career strategy. The result is frustrated careers. [Author abstract]
- Publisher
- National Tertiary Education Union
- Relation
- Australian Universities Review Vol. 52, no. 1 (2010), p. 37-50
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- Copyright National Tertiary Education Union
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1301 Education Systems; Academic staff; Employment status; Higher education; TAFE teachers; Teaching conditions; Universities
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