The red report, recognition - enhancement - development: the contribution of sessional teachers to higher education

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Percy, Alisa, Scoufis, Michele, Parry, Sharon, Goody, Allan, Hicks, Margaret, Macdonald, Ian, Martinez, Kay, Szorenyi-Reischl, Nick, Ryan, Yoni, Willis, Sandra and Sheridan, Lynn (2008) The red report, recognition - enhancement - development: the contribution of sessional teachers to higher education. Project Report. The Australian Learning and Teaching Council, Sydney.

Abstract

This large-scale study into the recognition, enhancement and development of sessional teaching in higher education builds on the Australian Universities Teaching Committee Report (2003a) Training, Support and Management of Sessional Teaching Staff. The aim of the current Project was to identify and analyse current national practice and refocus attention on the issues surrounding sessional teachers in the university sector. The Project had three objectives: to establish the extent of the contribution that sessional teachers make to higher education; to identify and analyse good practice examples for dissemination; and to consider the possible developments for institutional and sector-wide improvements to the quality enhancement of sessional teaching. Sixteen Australian universities were involved in the Project, representing the ‘Group of 8’ (Go8), regional, Australian Technology Network (ATN), transnational and multi-campus institutions in all states and territories. At each of the participating universities, the number and typology of sessional teachers was audited across the institution and sixty interviews were conducted with the full range of participants, from sessional teachers to university executive staff. The Project had three objectives: to establish the extent of the contribution that sessional teachers make to higher education; to identify and analyse good practice examples for dissemination; and to consider the possible developments for institutional and sector-wide improvements to the quality enhancement of sessional teaching.

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ISBN 9780646491868

Item type Monograph (Project Report)
URI https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/8611
Official URL http://ro.uow.edu.au/asdpapers/135
Subjects Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > School of Education
Historical > FOR Classification > 1301 Education Systems
Keywords ResPubID21812, tertiary education, Australian universities, Australia
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