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Tipping point: The staff wellbeing crisis in higher education

Jayman, Michelle; Glazzard, Jonathan; Rose, Anthea

Authors

Michelle Jayman

Anthea Rose



Abstract

This marketised higher education environment in the UK has had dire consequences for academics at all levels. Literature suggests that academics are busier and working faster than ever. There is evidence of an undermining of academic professionalism, academic freedom and increased job insecurity in the sector. It is not possible for academics to position themselves outside of the performance culture and still be viewed as a valued team member. Within this paper, our concerns relate specifically to the impact of this culture of performativity on the wellbeing of staff who work in UK higher education institutions.

Citation

Jayman, M., Glazzard, J., & Rose, A. (2022). Tipping point: The staff wellbeing crisis in higher education. Frontiers in Education, 7, Article 929335. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.929335

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 28, 2022
Online Publication Date Aug 12, 2022
Publication Date Aug 12, 2022
Deposit Date Oct 23, 2023
Publicly Available Date Oct 24, 2023
Journal Frontiers in Education
Publisher Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 7
Article Number 929335
DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.929335
Keywords Higher education; Mental health; Wellbeing; Universities; Staff
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4423105

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Copyright © 2022 Jayman, Glazzard and Rose. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.




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