Less talk, more action (Re)Organising universities in Aotearoa New Zealand

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dc.citation.issue2
dc.citation.volume16
dc.contributor.authorSimpson AB
dc.contributor.authorSalter LA
dc.contributor.authorRoy R
dc.contributor.authorOldfield LD
dc.contributor.authorSimpson ADJ
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-30T00:54:17Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-03T04:45:37Z
dc.date.available2023-10-30T00:54:17Z
dc.date.available2023-11-03T04:45:37Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-01
dc.description.abstractDespite 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.
dc.format.pagination100-118
dc.identifier.citationSimpson AB, Salter LA, Roy R, Oldfield LD, Simpson ADJ. (2023). Less talk, more action (Re)Organising universities in Aotearoa New Zealand. Learning and Teaching. 16. 2. (pp. 100-118).
dc.identifier.doi10.3167/latiss.2023.160206
dc.identifier.eissn1755-2281
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn1755-2273
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/68997
dc.relation.isPartOfLearning and Teaching
dc.titleLess talk, more action (Re)Organising universities in Aotearoa New Zealand
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-groupMassey Business School
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