Casualisation of the teaching workforce: implications for nursing education.
Internationally, nursing faculty shortages have been reported and there is a potential for them to worsen into the next decade as existing faculty age. To, in part, address this issue, across disciplines there is clearly an international trend towards the increasing casualisation of the higher education workforce. Despite the potential impact of this two-tiered workforce structure, there has been limited examination of the discipline specific issues related to the employment of a growing number of sessional nursing staff. This paper provides a critical review of the literature related to the employment of sessional teachers in higher education. The paper advances the discourse around the role and implications of employing sessional teachers in undergraduate nursing schools. Recommendations for supporting sessional staff and further research are presented.
Halcomb
Elizabeth J
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School of Nursing & Midwifery & Family & Community Health Research Group (FaCH), University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia. e.halcomb@uws.edu.au
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D000367:Age Factors; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D004651:Employment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D020416:Outsourced Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020415:Personnel Downsizing; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D011361:Professional Competence; D013663:Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration; D000078329:Workforce