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Vol. 3 No. 03 (2005): Journal of Higher Education in Africa

3 - Gender and Perceptions of Academic Work in South Africa

Damian Ruth
https://doi.org/10.57054/jhea.v3i03.3625
Damian Ruth Seck
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8831-2743

Corresponding Author(s) : Damian Ruth Seck

d.w.ruth@massey.ac.nz

Journal of Higher Education in Africa, Vol. 3 No. 03 (2005): Journal of Higher Education in Africa

Abstract

fhis article examines perceptions of South African academics regarding academic workload, specifically the distribution of aspects of academic work; the determi­ oants of teaching load; the determinants of remuneration; the purpose of staff de­ velopment programmes; and decision-making in departments. lt reviews the way research, teaching, administration and service are each subject to gendering and are also situated relative to one another in a gendered way.
Findings indicate that there are significant differences between females and. males in opinions about and per­ ceptions of academic work. Females tend to be more conditional in their responses. Findings also, however, reveal inconsistencies and confound expectations arising from the literature. For example, females do not report significant discrimination about decision-making in departments. This study questions whether survey re­ ;earch can 'access' the evidence disclosed by qualitative research.

Keywords

Academic Work experiences in academic practice discriminated
Seck, D. R. (2005). 3 - Gender and Perceptions of Academic Work in South Africa: Damian Ruth. Journal of Higher Education in Africa, 3(03). https://doi.org/10.57054/jhea.v3i03.3625
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