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The changing academic profession in the UK: the challenges of professional renewal

The changing academic profession in the UK: the challenges of professional renewal. William Locke, Assistant Director Centre for Higher Education Research and Information (CHERI). Forskervilk å r under press? 24. mars 2010, Hotel Bristol i Oslo. Outline. Background and introduction

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The changing academic profession in the UK: the challenges of professional renewal

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  1. The changing academic profession in the UK: the challenges of professional renewal William Locke, Assistant DirectorCentre for Higher Education Research and Information (CHERI) Forskervilkår under press? 24. mars 2010, Hotel Bristol i Oslo

  2. Outline • Background and introduction • UK CAP survey findings • Discussion of findings

  3. 1. Background and introduction • UK context • Institutional context • Academic staff at UK HEIs

  4. Background: the UK context • Expansion and differentiation • Government steering • Changing governance arrangements • Stronger institutional management • Dominance of research & its separation from teaching • Academic pay & conditions • Levels of satisfaction and stress • Increasing proportion of foreign nationals

  5. Background: the institutional context • Increasing pressure and insecurity • Diversification, specialisation and stratification • Blurring distinctions • Internationalisation of academic work • Entrepreneurialism

  6. Academic staff at UK HEIs: 2006/07Excluding atypical Source: HESA

  7. Academic staff at UK HEIs: 2006/07Excluding atypical Source: HESA

  8. Academic staff at UK HEIs 2006/07: by type of contract

  9. 2. UK CAP survey findings • Overall satisfaction with the job • Academic work • Beliefs about institutional decision-making • Personal affiliation • Views on administration & management

  10. Overall satisfaction Current job satisfaction, by institution type Source: CAP 2007

  11. Overall satisfaction Current job satisfaction, by career stage

  12. Academic work - Primary interest, 1992/2007 Source: CAP 2007

  13. Personal influence and affiliation – Affiliation to academic discipline, department & institution Source: CAP 2007

  14. Views on institution’s approach & management performance – Management of own institution Source: CAP 2007 %

  15. UK CAP survey findings: summary In 2007 UK academics: • are doing less teaching and more research • would prefer to do both • some are being channelled into one or the other, or believe they are hardly compatible • have varied conceptions of scholarship and professional responsibilities • worry about threats to the quality of research • do not agree with the further concentration of research funding • a large minority have a negative view of the profession and the management of their institution • are generally less satisfied than in 1992 • a large minority have seriously considered working outside of HE • still appear to be differentiated by institution-type, but in modified ways

  16. 3. Discussion of findings • The transformation of academic work • The challenges for academics: professional renewal

  17. The transformation of academic work & ‘the academic workforce’ • segmentation • differentiation • role changes • professionalisation & continuing development • commodification & privatisation • marketisation • corporatisation • shifting power relationships

  18. The challenge for academics: professional renewal • forms of governance & management styles • organisational structures & cultures • professional identities & values

  19. William LockeAssistant DirectorCentre for Higher Education Research & InformationThe Open University44 Bedford RowLondon WC1R 4LLTel: +44 (0)20 7447 2553Email:w.d.locke@open.ac.uk www.open.ac.uk/cheri

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