As part of a larger study, professional staff from two universities, Australian and British, were... more As part of a larger study, professional staff from two universities, Australian and British, were asked how they entered into a higher education career and what factors kept them in that career. Many participants reported that they found themselves in professional services almost by accident, or by a fortunate combination of circumstances. However, in addition to the serendipitous recruitment reported in earlier studies, our analysis found a positive value associated with higher education that attracted people to seek out employment opportunities, and to remain in the sector. This suggests that recruitment is not as accidental or serendipitous as might first appear. We argue that while there are many reasons why our participants remained in higher education, the variety offered in day-to-day roles and responsibilities is a key factor in retaining professional staff. Our findings have implications for policy and practice, for both the recruitment and retention of talented professional staff.
This paper reports on the effectiveness of using an online solution to support the implementation... more This paper reports on the effectiveness of using an online solution to support the implementation of PBL with a group of final-year Pharmacy students who were undertaking a rural clinical practicum placement. The online PBL tutorials were both teacher-and studentled, using progressively-released static html pages and the discussion board in WebCT. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using this online solution to deliver PBL tutorials to rural students studying off-campus. Quantitative and qualitative results were obtained from analysis of discussion forum postings, the students' course assessment, focus group discussion with the students, and tutor interview. Findings clearly demonstrated that PBL tutorials can be effectively delivered in an online environment. A number of issues relating to PBL process, technology, and communication are identified, together with potential solutions that could further refine the system.
Although professional staff comprise more than half the Australian higher education workforce, ty... more Although professional staff comprise more than half the Australian higher education workforce, typically research has concentrated on the work of academic staff. Professional staff are increasingly researching the working lives of professional staff, adding to the understanding of the work of professional staff and the contributions they make towards the strategic goals of their institutions. This paper explores the work of professional staff in relation to student outcomes and is part of on-going doctoral research into the work of professional staff at an Australian university. Following a preliminary framing study, a case study was undertaken using semi-structured interviews with a range of professional staff. Emerging from these interviews is a conceptualisation of the work of professional staff in relation to student outcomes, from the perspectives of professional staff themselves. This paper concludes with proposals to improve the outcomes for students, and improve the working lives of both professional and academic staff.
This paper discusses the overlap of university work and the use of matrix conceptualization of un... more This paper discusses the overlap of university work and the use of matrix conceptualization of university staff roles. The author explains the benefits that arise from matrix conceptualization in developing and understanding capabilities of university staff. The author also emphasizes the importance of developing a talent pool for universities to meet increasing accountability challenges and to make the most of all staff.
Practical aspects of a method for estimating the mean velocity waveform for a CW ultrasound syste... more Practical aspects of a method for estimating the mean velocity waveform for a CW ultrasound system are described. The method, based on the technique proposed by , generates an analog mean signal for both forward and reverse flow with an accuracy of better than + 5%. Application of the circuit for arterial assessment are presented, and its potential use for determining carotid spectral broadening is considered.
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2009
With the greying of the Australian population, it has been widely recognised that active career d... more With the greying of the Australian population, it has been widely recognised that active career development for early career academics is essential to the future capacities of universities (Hugo, Daysh, Morris & Rudd, 2004). However, the same has not been ...
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2010
The key resource for universities is their academic and general staff; however, little attention ... more The key resource for universities is their academic and general staff; however, little attention has been paid, by government, researchers and even the universities in which they work, to the work of general staff. Yet general staff have comprised more than half the workforce in Australian universities since 1996, and a more rigorous understanding of the contribution of general staff towards the strategic goals of their institutions has the potential to enhance their institutions' organisational sustainability. While universities have multiple and diverse stakeholders, students occupy the key stakeholder role in a university's core business of learning and teaching. Consequently, the interaction of general staff with students has potential to impact on the sustainability of an institution. This paper describes a preliminary study into how general staff contribute to student outcomes. A meta-study by derived 13 propositions for support of student outcomes that focussed on the contribution by academic staff, and subsequently surmised that general staff are also central to those outcomes. This study uses the Delphi method to test assertion by engaging general staff in ranking the propositions in terms of the contribution of general staff to student outcomes. This paper concludes by discussing implications for future research.
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2012
Staff are a university's key resource. Typically, research has concentrated on the contribution o... more Staff are a university's key resource. Typically, research has concentrated on the contribution of academic staff, and has largely overlooked the crucial role of professional staff. However, recently there has been an increase in research by professional staff, about professional staff. In Australia, professional staff comprise more than half the higher education workforce, and a more rigorous understanding is needed of the contribution that professional staff make towards the strategic goals of their institutions. This paper explores the work of professional staff, focusing on the contributions that this group of staff makes to the design, development and maintenance of learning spaces, both physical and virtual. This research is part of ongoing doctoral research into the work of professional staff at one Australian university. Following a preliminary framing study, a case study was undertaken using semi-structured interviews with a range of professional staff. Emerging from these interviews is a conceptualisation of the work of professional staff in relation to student outcomes, from the perspective of professional staff themselves. This research is illuminating the working lives of professional staff, the changing and increasing complexity of their roles, and the contributions professional staff make to their institution's student outcomes.
2 Institute for Teaching and Learning Implementing 'low-tech'online PBL: A case-study i... more 2 Institute for Teaching and Learning Implementing 'low-tech'online PBL: A case-study in Rural Pharmacy education This paper reports on the effectiveness of using an online solution to support the implementation of PBL with a group of final-year Pharmacy students who were ...
As part of a larger study, professional staff from two universities, Australian and British, were... more As part of a larger study, professional staff from two universities, Australian and British, were asked how they entered into a higher education career and what factors kept them in that career. Many participants reported that they found themselves in professional services almost by accident, or by a fortunate combination of circumstances. However, in addition to the serendipitous recruitment reported in earlier studies, our analysis found a positive value associated with higher education that attracted people to seek out employment opportunities, and to remain in the sector. This suggests that recruitment is not as accidental or serendipitous as might first appear. We argue that while there are many reasons why our participants remained in higher education, the variety offered in day-to-day roles and responsibilities is a key factor in retaining professional staff. Our findings have implications for policy and practice, for both the recruitment and retention of talented professional staff.
This paper reports on the effectiveness of using an online solution to support the implementation... more This paper reports on the effectiveness of using an online solution to support the implementation of PBL with a group of final-year Pharmacy students who were undertaking a rural clinical practicum placement. The online PBL tutorials were both teacher-and studentled, using progressively-released static html pages and the discussion board in WebCT. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using this online solution to deliver PBL tutorials to rural students studying off-campus. Quantitative and qualitative results were obtained from analysis of discussion forum postings, the students' course assessment, focus group discussion with the students, and tutor interview. Findings clearly demonstrated that PBL tutorials can be effectively delivered in an online environment. A number of issues relating to PBL process, technology, and communication are identified, together with potential solutions that could further refine the system.
Although professional staff comprise more than half the Australian higher education workforce, ty... more Although professional staff comprise more than half the Australian higher education workforce, typically research has concentrated on the work of academic staff. Professional staff are increasingly researching the working lives of professional staff, adding to the understanding of the work of professional staff and the contributions they make towards the strategic goals of their institutions. This paper explores the work of professional staff in relation to student outcomes and is part of on-going doctoral research into the work of professional staff at an Australian university. Following a preliminary framing study, a case study was undertaken using semi-structured interviews with a range of professional staff. Emerging from these interviews is a conceptualisation of the work of professional staff in relation to student outcomes, from the perspectives of professional staff themselves. This paper concludes with proposals to improve the outcomes for students, and improve the working lives of both professional and academic staff.
This paper discusses the overlap of university work and the use of matrix conceptualization of un... more This paper discusses the overlap of university work and the use of matrix conceptualization of university staff roles. The author explains the benefits that arise from matrix conceptualization in developing and understanding capabilities of university staff. The author also emphasizes the importance of developing a talent pool for universities to meet increasing accountability challenges and to make the most of all staff.
Practical aspects of a method for estimating the mean velocity waveform for a CW ultrasound syste... more Practical aspects of a method for estimating the mean velocity waveform for a CW ultrasound system are described. The method, based on the technique proposed by , generates an analog mean signal for both forward and reverse flow with an accuracy of better than + 5%. Application of the circuit for arterial assessment are presented, and its potential use for determining carotid spectral broadening is considered.
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2009
With the greying of the Australian population, it has been widely recognised that active career d... more With the greying of the Australian population, it has been widely recognised that active career development for early career academics is essential to the future capacities of universities (Hugo, Daysh, Morris & Rudd, 2004). However, the same has not been ...
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2010
The key resource for universities is their academic and general staff; however, little attention ... more The key resource for universities is their academic and general staff; however, little attention has been paid, by government, researchers and even the universities in which they work, to the work of general staff. Yet general staff have comprised more than half the workforce in Australian universities since 1996, and a more rigorous understanding of the contribution of general staff towards the strategic goals of their institutions has the potential to enhance their institutions' organisational sustainability. While universities have multiple and diverse stakeholders, students occupy the key stakeholder role in a university's core business of learning and teaching. Consequently, the interaction of general staff with students has potential to impact on the sustainability of an institution. This paper describes a preliminary study into how general staff contribute to student outcomes. A meta-study by derived 13 propositions for support of student outcomes that focussed on the contribution by academic staff, and subsequently surmised that general staff are also central to those outcomes. This study uses the Delphi method to test assertion by engaging general staff in ranking the propositions in terms of the contribution of general staff to student outcomes. This paper concludes by discussing implications for future research.
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2012
Staff are a university's key resource. Typically, research has concentrated on the contribution o... more Staff are a university's key resource. Typically, research has concentrated on the contribution of academic staff, and has largely overlooked the crucial role of professional staff. However, recently there has been an increase in research by professional staff, about professional staff. In Australia, professional staff comprise more than half the higher education workforce, and a more rigorous understanding is needed of the contribution that professional staff make towards the strategic goals of their institutions. This paper explores the work of professional staff, focusing on the contributions that this group of staff makes to the design, development and maintenance of learning spaces, both physical and virtual. This research is part of ongoing doctoral research into the work of professional staff at one Australian university. Following a preliminary framing study, a case study was undertaken using semi-structured interviews with a range of professional staff. Emerging from these interviews is a conceptualisation of the work of professional staff in relation to student outcomes, from the perspective of professional staff themselves. This research is illuminating the working lives of professional staff, the changing and increasing complexity of their roles, and the contributions professional staff make to their institution's student outcomes.
2 Institute for Teaching and Learning Implementing 'low-tech'online PBL: A case-study i... more 2 Institute for Teaching and Learning Implementing 'low-tech'online PBL: A case-study in Rural Pharmacy education This paper reports on the effectiveness of using an online solution to support the implementation of PBL with a group of final-year Pharmacy students who were ...
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