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Casualisation of the teaching workforce: implications for nursing education
Elizabeth J Halcomb1, Sharon Andrew, Kath Peters
1School of Nursing & Midwifery & Family & Community Health Research Group (FaCH), University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia. e.halcomb@uws.edu.au
Nurse Education Today
|December 4, 2009
Summary
Nursing faculty shortages are worsening due to aging staff. This study reviews the increasing use of sessional nursing staff in higher education and its implications.
Area of Science:
- Higher Education
- Nursing Education
- Workforce Studies
Background:
- International nursing faculty shortages are projected to worsen.
- Higher education globally is increasingly employing sessional (casualized) staff.
- The impact of this trend on nursing education specifically is under-examined.
Purpose of the Study:
- To critically review the literature on the employment of sessional teachers in higher education.
- To advance the discussion on the role and implications of sessional nursing staff in undergraduate nursing programs.
- To provide recommendations for supporting sessional staff and future research.
Main Methods:
- Critical literature review.
- Analysis of trends in higher education workforce casualization.
- Discourse analysis of the role of sessional nursing educators.
Main Results:
- A growing reliance on sessional nursing staff is evident internationally.
- The implications of a two-tiered academic workforce in nursing are significant but under-researched.
- Existing literature offers limited discipline-specific insights into sessional nursing educators.
Conclusions:
- The increasing employment of sessional nursing staff requires further investigation.
- Strategies are needed to support sessional nursing educators and ensure quality nursing education.
- Addressing the casualization of nursing faculty is crucial for the future of the profession.
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