Using quality enhancement processes to achieve sustainable development and support for sessional staff. Issue 1 (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lekkas, D.; Winning, T. A.
• Is Part Of: International journal for academic development. Volume 22:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 70
• Page End: 83
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Clinical supervision -- embedding good practice -- integration of sessional staff -- school/department level support -- teacher preparation; College teaching -- Periodicals; Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- Periodicals; 378.1
• DOI: 10.1080/1360144X.2016.1261357
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1360-144X

Abstract

Abstract: Consistent with quality enhancement, we report on how we used a continuous improvement cycle to formalise and embed an academic development and support programme for our School's sessional staff. Key factors in establishing and maintaining the programme included: local change agents supported initially by institutional project funding; School support for key academic and administrative roles; timely access to reports and tools from nationally-funded projects and sessional staff input. Reviewing our approach against national standards highlighted ongoing actions while collaboration with academic developers is critical for advancing our understanding and reviewing our approaches in our continuously changing context.