Made to measure: early career academics in the Canadian university workplace

While Canada lacks explicit central directives towards research productivity, academics experience frequent and intense reviews of their research, teaching and service through mechanisms such as elaborate tenure and promotion procedures and annual performance reviews. Given that newer academics are sometimes thought to be especially susceptible to contemporary performativity pressures, this article considers seven early career academics (ECAs), interviewed as part of a larger qualitative study, and the nuances of their reactions to evaluative processes, especially the tenure review. On the who ... Show more

Authors: Acker, Sandra; Webber, Michelle

Published: Abingdon, England, Taylor and Francis, 2017

Resource type: Article

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