What ongoing staff can do to support precariously employed colleagues

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Ford, Jessica
Ison, Jess
McKenzie, Lara
Cannizzo, Fabian
Mayhew, Louise R
Osborne, Natalie
Cooke, Benjamin
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2020
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There is a growing divide between ongoing and precarious academics in Australia. Precarious academics are often exploited, underpaid, and have little hope of gaining permanency. In this article we offer suggestions to ongoing academics on how to improve the working lives and conditions of precarious colleagues. Our suggestions range from easy and straightforward to more challenging. We offer them to encourage discussion and action, and to inspire ongoing academics to consider how the circumstances of precarious academics today may differ from their own experiences as 'early career' academics.There is a growing divide between ongoing and precarious academics in Australia. Precarious academics are often exploited, underpaid, and have little hope of gaining permanency. In this article we offer suggestions to ongoing academics on how to improve the working lives and conditions of precarious colleagues. Our suggestions range from easy and straightforward to more challenging. We offer them to encourage discussion and action, and to inspire ongoing academics to consider how the circumstances of precarious academics today may differ from their own experiences as 'early career' academics.
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Journal Title
Australian Universities Review
Volume
62
Issue
1
Subject
Education systems
Specialist studies in education
Social Sciences
Education & Educational Research
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