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Dual Labor Markets in Higher Education? The Case of Two Schools at the University of Buenos Aires
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Rabossi, Marcelo – Higher Education Policy, 2021
The dual labor market theory (DLM) posited the existence of two distinct labor markets working in parallel. A primary one is a place where high wages, employment stability and high opportunities for advancement are the norms. On the other hand, low wages, arbitrariness and less desirable working conditions determine a secondary market. The main…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Part Time Faculty, Labor Market
Non-Tenure Status and Its Effect on Job Satisfaction
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Hanousek-Monge, Rebekah Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Across the United States, colleges and universities are adding a significant number of adjuncts and non-tenure track instructors to fill their respective classroom voids as subsequently, fewer opportunities for tenure-track status professors are being made available. While there is an economic value in hiring non-tenure track faculty, many…
Descriptors: Tenure, College Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, Job Satisfaction
McUniversities Revisited: A Comparison of University and McDonald's Casual Employee Experiences in Australia
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Nadolny, Andrew; Ryan, Suzanne – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
The McDonaldization of higher education refers to the transformation of universities from knowledge generators to rational service organizations or "McUniversities". This is reflected in the growing dependence on a casualized academic workforce. The article explores the extent to which the McDonaldization thesis applies to universities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Commercialization, Employees
Teacher Satisfaction and Turnover in Charter Schools: Examining the Variations and Possibilities for Collective Bargaining in State Laws
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Torres, A. Chris; Oluwole, Joseph – Journal of School Choice, 2015
Charter schools see as many as one in four teachers leave annually, and recent evidence attributes much of this turnover to provisions affected by collective bargaining processes and state laws such as salary, benefits, job security, and working hours. There have been many recent efforts to improve teacher voice in charter schools (Kahlenberg…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Job Satisfaction, Collective Bargaining, State Policy
Occupational Stress in UK Higher Education Institutions: A Comparative Study of All Staff Categories
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Tytherleigh, M. Y.; Webb, C.; Cooper, C. L.; Ricketts, C. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2005
The higher education sector in the UK continues to experience significant change. This includes restructuring, use of short-term contracts, external scrutiny and accountability, and major reductions in funding. In line with this, reports of stress at work in higher education institutions have also increased. The study reported here was carried out…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Job Security, Stress Variables
The Well-Being of the UK Academy, 1998-2004
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Kinman, Gail; Jones, Fiona; Kinman, Russell – Quality in Higher Education, 2006
This paper compares the findings of two studies, conducted in 1998 and 2004, of academic staff in British universities. It examines the stability over time of working hours, specific work stressors and levels of psychological distress. Comparisons are also made between the levels of psychological distress currently reported by academic staff and…
Descriptors: Safety, Psychology, Surveys, Higher Education