Less Talk, More Action: (Re)Organising Universities in Aotearoa New Zealand
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| Title: | Less Talk, More Action: (Re)Organising Universities in Aotearoa New Zealand |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Simpson, Aimee B., Salter, Leon A., Roy, Rituparna, Oldfield, Luke D., Simpson, Apriel D. Jolliffe |
| Source: | Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences. 2023 16(2):100-118. |
| Availability: | Berghahn Journals. 20 Jay Street Suite 512, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Tel: 212-233-6004; Fax: 212-233-6007; e-mail: journals@berghahnbooks.com; Web site: http://www.journals.berghahnbooks.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Universities, Action Research, Educational Change, Political Influences, Unions, Cooperation |
| Geographic Terms: | New Zealand |
| DOI: | 10.3167/latiss.2023.160206 |
| ISSN: | 1755-2273 1755-2281 |
| Abstract: | Despite the growing size of the academic precariat in the tertiary sector, this exploited group of workers lacks a voice in either their universities or their national union. In this article we draw on our experiences of transitioning from a small activist group to a broader research collective with influence and voice, while forging networks of solidarity. Through reflecting on developing the "Precarious Academic Work Survey" (PAWS), we explore how action research is a viable way of structurally and politically (re)organising academic work. We argue that partnering with changemakers such as unions as co-researchers disrupts their embedded processes so that they may be (re)politicised towards pressing issues such as precarity. Further, we highlight how research can be used as a call to action and a tool to recruit powerful allies to collaborate on transforming universities into educational utopias. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1399123 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Despite the growing size of the academic precariat in the tertiary sector, this exploited group of workers lacks a voice in either their universities or their national union. In this article we draw on our experiences of transitioning from a small activist group to a broader research collective with influence and voice, while forging networks of solidarity. Through reflecting on developing the "Precarious Academic Work Survey" (PAWS), we explore how action research is a viable way of structurally and politically (re)organising academic work. We argue that partnering with changemakers such as unions as co-researchers disrupts their embedded processes so that they may be (re)politicised towards pressing issues such as precarity. Further, we highlight how research can be used as a call to action and a tool to recruit powerful allies to collaborate on transforming universities into educational utopias. |
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| ISSN: | 1755-2273 1755-2281 |
| DOI: | 10.3167/latiss.2023.160206 |
