CHEMP Projects
The Changing Nature of the Academic Profession
Project Resources
Publications
20 March 2008 - The Academic Profession in 2007: Survey Methodology and Response Analysis (264KB pdf)
20 March 2008 - The Academic Profession in 2007: A First Analysis of Survey Results (292KB pdf)
Survey Documents
CAP International Project Description (pdf downlaod)
The Australian Questionnaire (pdf download)
Press Releases
20 March 2008: Academics Critical of University Management, But Still Satisfied - “According to a recent national survey, Australian academics are satisfied with their jobs as academics but are critical of the management of their universities." download press release
13 September 2007 - 21 Australian Universities to take part in Global Survey on the Academic Profession - “Is this what you expected academia to be?” This is one of the questions academics across the nation, and the world, will be answering as part of the largest survey ever conducted regarding the academic profession and its ability to contribute to knowledge societies." download press release
Media Coverage
Staff say uni bosses 'incompetent' (Australian, 19 Mar 08: p. 35) - "Almost half of our academics believe their university management is incompetent. That is the sobering picture from a survey of 1200 academics in 21 local institutions for the worldwide Changing Academic Profession study." external link
Global survey to throw light on academic profession (Campus Review, 18 Sept, 1) – “Universities will soon have a clearer picture of where they stand as employers, as perceived by their own academics and compared to other systems”.
Related Resources
Barry. A. Sheehan, Anthony R. Welch and Fiona J. Lacy, 1996, The Academic Profession in Australia, Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Canberra. (external link to summary)
Ernest L. Boyer, Philip G. Altbach, and Mary Jean Whitelaw, 1994, The Academic Profession: An International Perspcetive (Special Report) (external link to report on earlier 1990's project)