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Title: Creating Spaces of Well-Being in Academia to Mitigate Academic Burnout: A Collaborative Auto-Ethnography
Language: English
Authors: de Villiers Scheepers, Margarietha (ORCID 0000-0002-5084-854X), Williams, Paul, Schaffer, Vikki, Grace, Anthony (ORCID 0000-0001-7899-7646), Walling, Carl (ORCID 0000-0002-2257-0835), Campton, Jenna (ORCID 0000-0001-5392-3309), Hands, Karen (ORCID 0000-0003-0541-7270), Fisher, Deborah, Banks, Hannah, Loth, Jo (ORCID 0000-0001-7957-4952), Scheelings, Aurora
Source: Qualitative Research Journal. 2023 23(5):569-587.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Well Being, Burnout, Professional Autonomy, COVID-19, Pandemics, Productivity, Sense of Community, School Personnel, Higher Education
DOI: 10.1108/QRJ-04-2023-0065
ISSN: 1443-9883
1448-0980
Abstract: Purpose: In contrast to prior studies examining burnout in academic employees, this paper explores how academic employee agency mitigates burnout risks in the context of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and how this agency facilitates research productivity and influences well-being in the face of changes in learning and teaching practices. Design/methodology/approach: The authors use collaborative auto-ethnography (CAE) in the higher education (HE) sector to probe how an employee productivity group supported the group's members during the pandemic. Findings: Thematic analysis revealed four emerging themes--burnout, beneficial habits for research productivity, blocking-out-time and belonging. The authors' findings suggest that by acknowledging and legitimising employee-initiated groups, feelings of neglect can be combatted. Purposeful employee groups have the potential to create a therapeutic, safe space and, in addition to the groups' productivity intent, diminish the negative effects of a crisis on organisational effectiveness. Originality/value: This paper contributes to the literature by utilising a CAE approach to provide greater insight into how academics enact agency by creating digital research workspaces, attending to the spatial dimensions of well-being especially during turbulent times.
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