A Data Science Analysis of Academic Staff Workload Profiles in Spanish Universities: Gender Gap Laid Bare

Fayos, Ismael Cabero; Epifanio, Irene

doi:10.3390/educsci11070317

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“…Ziker et al reported faculty members at a University in the USA worked ~61h per week [ 73 ]. Similarly, a survey conducted in Spain reported that, on an average, faculty work 49h per week (11.5h more than stipulated by law) with 20% of faculty members reporting they worked more than 60 h/week [ 74 ]. The coronavirus pandemic extenuated an already unbalanced workload by increasing stress, burnout, poor mental health and career uncertainty among academics [ 75 ].…”

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Wheelchair service provision education for healthcare professional students, healthcare personnel and educators across low- to high-resourced settings: a scoping review

Burrola-Mendez

Kamalakannan

Rushton

et al. 2022

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

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Purpose This review aimed to collate and summarize available research literature about wheelchair service provision education available to healthcare professional students, healthcare personnel and educators across low- to high-resourced settings. Methods The Joanna Briggs Institute methodological steps for scoping reviews were followed. Included studies were mainly sourced from Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, Academic Search Complete and ProQuest. Independent title, abstract and full-text screening with defined inclusion and exclusion criteria was performed. All screening and extraction were performed independently by two authors. A thematic approach was used to synthesize results. Data extracted from included studies were charted according to a template that we created. The study quality was also appraised. Results A total of 25 articles were included (11, 36% from high-income settings) with 12 (48%) observational studies and 13 (52%) experimental studies. The literature addressed three main topics: (1) assessing wheelchair service provision knowledge, (2) implementing training interventions using in-person, online and/or hybrid learning approaches and (3) describing current wheelchair service provision education globally. The most frequently reported training programs used were the Wheelchair Skills Program and the World Health Organization Wheelchair Service Training Package − Basic Level. Conclusion Limited information has been published about the integration of wheelchair content into the curricula of professional rehabilitation programs. Efforts to build international partnerships, improve the quality and currency of training programs and build resources that can assist educators in the integration of wheelchair-related content into professional rehabilitation programs should be prioritized.

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Wheelchair service provision education for healthcare professional students, healthcare personnel and educators across low- to high-resourced settings: a scoping review

Burrola-Mendez

Kamalakannan

Rushton

et al. 2022

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

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“…A recent study found that a majority of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) academics report having experienced discrimination because of their gender identity or sexual orientation (Boustani and Taylor, 2020[308]). A study from Canada reports that while some LGBTQI+ academics have found supportive environments in their department, many have faced sexism, heteronormativity, and cisnormativity (Burchell, Franz-Odendaal and Joy, 2023 [309]). Surveys among LGBTQI+ identified academics in the United States found that publication counts were lower for LGBTQI+ academics who did not disclose their identity.…”

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The state of academic careers in OECD countries

2024

OECD Education Policy Perspectives

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The evidence review examines the state of academic careers in higher education systems in OECD countries, providing an overview of available data, research evidence and examples of policy and practice. The variety of academic career models in place across OECD countries makes international comparison challenging, but certain prevalent trends nevertheless emerge.Key concerns for academics and policy makers include the working conditions of academics, an increasing reliance on precarious and casual contracts, high workloads and negative impacts on worklife balance. Career incentives currently tend to focus on -and favour -research output, often sidelining teaching, engagement, and other duties. Initial academic training generally fails to prepare academics comprehensively for their roles, and more continuous professional learning will likely be needed to support academics to exploit the potential of increasingly digitalised learning environments. Although flexibility in academic career paths has been promoted in some higher education systems, academics tend to remain in academia, with limited inter-sectoral mobility. The review highlights the persistent under-representation of -and challenges confronting -women and marginalised groups in academia. Despite the growth of international mobility and collaboration, the participation of academics in internalisation activities varies considerably within and between institutions and across higher education systems. Furthermore, a troubling decline in academic freedom over the past decade raises substantial concerns.

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“…The rapid shift to remote teaching posed numerous difficulties for lecturers, including an increased workload arising from the need to acquire new skills for online instruction and adapt teaching methods to the virtual format (Augustus 2021). As women are more frequently assigned undervalued academic tasks such as teaching, tutoring, and student supervision (Misra et al 2012;Weisshaar 2017;Cabero and Epifanio 2021), they disproportionately experienced work overload during lockdowns.…”

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Gendered Micropolitics in Academic Work Environments: Uncovering Microaggressions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2023

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought increased attention to the existing gender asymmetries in academia, which have been extensively studied in the literature. Using the analytical lens of “gendered academic citizenship”, this paper takes a micropolitical perspective to examine how the pandemic has impacted the dynamics of academic work, specifically focusing on the often-overlooked aspect of everyday interactions in the work environment. Through qualitative and quantitative analysis of survey data collected from 1750 lecturers and researchers in Portuguese higher education and research institutions, the study uncovers that women, especially those who are younger, single, have specific caregiving responsibilities, and are in the early stages of their careers, were more vulnerable to experiencing “everyday” microaggressions such as silencing, exclusion, belittlement, being ignored, lack of validation, and invisibility compared to men during the pandemic. These findings suggest that, while the marginalization of women in academia is a longstanding issue, the virtual work model has created a platform for the expression of subtle forms of disempowerment and discrimination against women. These dynamics are perpetuated within the micropolitics of organizations, shaping subjective feelings of belonging and circulating differential levels of recognition within academic institutions.

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A Data Science Analysis of Academic Staff Workload Profiles in Spanish Universities: Gender Gap Laid Bare

Cited by 15 publications

References 28 publications

Wheelchair service provision education for healthcare professional students, healthcare personnel and educators across low- to high-resourced settings: a scoping review

Wheelchair service provision education for healthcare professional students, healthcare personnel and educators across low- to high-resourced settings: a scoping review

The state of academic careers in OECD countries

Gendered Micropolitics in Academic Work Environments: Uncovering Microaggressions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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