Presentation Title
Creating Healthier Academic Work Environments: Exploring Best Practices at Departmental Level
Presentation Themes
Pressing Issues in Higher Education- Faculty Well Being
Presentation Type
Best Practice Presentation (45 minute presentation about a specific best practice)
Abstract
Workplace health is crucial for student, faculty and staff success. Using experiential wisdom we highlight challenges linked to the rise of ‘neoliberal university’ characterized by a shift from education as a public good to values of entrepreneurialism, profit making and its impact on the well-being of academic faculty and staff.
Keywords
workplace well-being, faculty well-being; work place health; academic work environment, psychological healthy
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Recommended Citation
Moyo, Otrude N. Dr. and Finney, Mary Jo Dr. (2016). "Creating Healthier Academic Work Environments: Exploring Best Practices at Departmental Level," Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings. https://newprairiepress.org/accp/2016/Trends/6
Creating Healthier Academic Work Environments: Exploring Best Practices at Departmental Level
Workplace health is crucial for student, faculty and staff success. Using experiential wisdom we highlight challenges linked to the rise of ‘neoliberal university’ characterized by a shift from education as a public good to values of entrepreneurialism, profit making and its impact on the well-being of academic faculty and staff.
