Academic staff performance and workload in higher education in the UK: the conceptual dichotomy

Higher education in the UK is under increasing pressure to manage the workload of its academic staff in a way that maximises the outputs from teaching and research. The emergence of this trend can be traced back to 1989 and the government legislation that introduced neo-liberal managerialism into the sector mirroring the laissez-faire approach to the economy that was prevalent at the time. This article examines the literature surrounding workload management and staff performance in the sector to try to establish whether the two have been conceptually linked. A desk-based narrative literature review was executed in order to scrutinise the literature and attempt to answer the main question: what does ‘performance’ mean in relation to an academic role and how is this related to an academic’s workload within the post-92 (referring to ex-polytechnics and colleges of higher education granted university title following the Further and Higher Education Act 1992) higher education sector? The results of the review show that the literature is dichotomous both in terms of the two areas being discrete and also in the conceptual stance taken by writers in each area. Whilst there are inferred links between workload management and performance, these have not been explored. The article concludes by outlining what further research is needed on the linkages between workload management and staff performance specifically, using socially-critical methodology.     

Academic workload: the silent barrier to the implementation of technology-enhanced learning strategies in higher education

The effect of technology-enhanced learning (TEL) strategies in higher education has arguably been transformative despite the not-insignificant barriers existing in this context. Throughout the discourse very little attention has been paid to those primarily responsible for this implementation—academic teaching staff. This paper aims to highlight the impact of academic workload allocations, an often silent barrier to the uptake of TEL strategies in higher education. We will discuss the effects of academic identity and culture, preferential time allocation to associative activities, academic technological capacity, university policies and workload and funding models on the uptake, and implementation on TEL in higher education. Our aim is to highlight the risks to staff, students and institutions should these concerns not be addressed and to propose a model for utilisation by all staff responsible for implementing flexible workload models supportive of further implementation of TEL strategies across the sector.     

公平与效率视野下的城市体育空间分异的八个问题研究

本文从公平与效率视角出发,以问题为引导,探讨了城市体育空间分异的概念、理论依据、分类特征、驱动机制以及应对策略等议题,关注如何通过城市体育空间的公平配置与高效供给,推进城市体育空间建设和优化的科学性。研究认为：城市体育空间分异是城市体育空间在自然地理、经济、政治、社会等主要影响因素的相互作用下,经过城市选择性更新与滤出、土地出让与住房制度变迁、城市扩张与房地产发展、体育产业化与商业化运营、城市发展的历史惯性与累积等一系列社会活动作用下产生的。它呈现出了资本化分异、人口分异、空间可达性分异、与城市空间结构契合性分异等特征。提出了行政规划制度化、用地政策公平导向性、供给方式差异化、供给主体多元化、公共交通可达性的应对策略。     

Counselor educator workload and burnout in the era of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic brought disruption to teaching and other aspects of workload in higher education. The current study sampled 126 counselor educators about workload, compassion satisfaction, burnout, and job satisfaction. Results indicated that faculty workload and administrative responsibilities increased for counselor educators during the pandemic without adequate compensation or support.     

区域创新体系信息资源配置研究现状分析

对国内外有关区域创新体系、信息资源配置、区域创新体系中信息资源配置的研究成果进行梳理,从基础理论、配置原则、配置效率评价以及配置模式等方面进行论述,得出以下结论：目前国内外在区域创新体系中信息资源配置研究方面尚缺乏一套成形的规范的理论体系,需要结合区域创新体系的特点以及区域创新主体创新能力、创新环境、信息资源配置规模等要素,不断完善和丰富区域创新体系中信息资源配置的理论与实证研究。     

基于动态密度的空中交通复杂度计算方法研究

空中交通复杂度是指管制员所指挥空域的复杂程度。当航空器在空中的运行发生变化时,会产生大量的潜在冲突。本文基于成熟的空中动态密度模型,将诸多参数进行分类,并选出最能表征这一类的突出参数,建立新的复杂度计算模型。并参考管制员解决冲突时所产生的冲突负荷,分别从交通密度、交通进展、飞行流结构、交通混合四个方面进行修正,得出复杂度的计算公式。并利用雷达数据对某一空域进行测算,得出该空域的交通复杂度值。     

地方综合性大学优化学术资源配置的功效性研究

我国地方综合性大学学术资源整体短缺且配置不科学的问题普遍存在,社会和个人对教育不断增长的需求和可用于发展教育的资源短缺之间的矛盾越来越突出。因此,优化学术资源配置在地方综合性大学的发展中就显得十分重要。文章从促进各学科交叉融合,提高科学创新能力;提高资源配置的效率,减少浪费;提高组织稳定性,培育核心竞争力三个方面分别阐述了学术资源配置的积极作用。     

新时期我国社会体育资源配置研究

通过文献资料、实地考察、专家访谈等研究方法,对新时期我国向体育强国迈进过程中社会体育资源配置现状进行深入剖析,结果表明:我国目前社会体育资源配置存在总体匮乏、越位与缺位并存、效率低下、机会不公平等问题。提出合理配置社会体育资源的路径:更新体育发展观念,重视社会体育发展;完善法制建设,规范资源配置行为;不断实现市场机制和政府干预的耦合;充分发挥非营利体育组织的辅助作用;促进资源整合,提高整体服务水平;优化资源配置,提高效率兼顾公平等。     

基于TransCAD的城市公共交通线路优化研究

城市公交线路的优化是发展公共交通的有效途径。文章全面分析了唐山市公共交通存在问题,利用TransCAD软件的公交客流分配功能,优化了唐山市公交线网,并对优化后的公交线网相关指标进行评价。     

具有时延约束的功率分配技术

综合考虑业务时延敏感特性和信道质量,给出时变信道下多用户系统有效容量表达式,提出基于有效容量的多用户功率分配算法（MPAS）. 仿真结果表明,与最大化吞吐量为目标的注水算法和用户功率分配次优算法相比,MPAS能够获得10%~20%的有效容量增益,有效地满足业务的时延要求.