Publications from the Changing Academic Profession in Canada Project

Publications From the Changing Academic Profession in Canada Project

November 2013

CAP Publications on Canada:

Jones, G., Gopaul, B., Weinrib, J., Metcalfe, A. S., Fisher, D., Gingras, Y. & Rubenson, K. (2014).Teaching, research and the Canadian professoriate. In A. Arimoto, W. K. Cummings, J. C. Shin, & U. Teichler (Eds.), Teaching and research in contemporary higher education: Systems, activities and rewards (pp. 335-356). Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Springer.

Jones, G., Weinrib, J., Metcalfe, A. S., Fisher, D., Rubenson, K., & Snee, I. (2012). Academic work in Canada: Perceptions of early-career Academics. Higher Education Quarterly, 66(2), 189-206.

Metcalfe, A. S., Fisher, D., Gingras, Y., Jones, G. A., Rubenson, K., & Snee, I. (2011). Canada: Perspectives on governance and management. In W. Locke, W. K. Cummings, & D. Fisher (Eds.), Governance and management in higher education: The perspectives of the academy (pp. 151-174). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.

Metcalfe, A. S., Fisher, D., Gingras, Y., Jones, G. A., Rubenson, K., & Snee, I. (2010). How influential are faculty today? Responses from the Canadian professoriate.Academic Matters, October-November. Toronto: Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA).

Metcalfe, A. S. (2008). “The changing academic profession in Canada: Exploring themes of relevance, internationalization, and management.” In, Report of the International Conference on the Changing Academic Profession,RIHE International Seminar Reports, no. 12, pp. 57-73. Hiroshima, Japan: Research Institute for Higher Education.

Weinrib, J. & Jones, G. A. (2012). The Myth of the Academic Generation Gap: Comparing Junior and Single Faculty in Canada's Universities. Academic Matters

Weinrib, J., Jones, G., Metcalfe, A. S., Fisher, D., Gingras, Y., Rubenson, K., & Snee, I. (2012).Canada: Canadian university academics’ perceptions of job satisfaction - “…the future is not what it used to be.”In P.J. Bentley, H. Coates, I. R. Dobson, L. Goedegebuure & V. Lynn Meek (Eds.), Job satisfaction around the academic world (pp. 83-102).Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.

Other CAP Publications (some with a Canadian component):

Metcalfe, A. S. & Padilla-González, L. E. (Accepted April 22, 2012). Underrepresentation of women in the academic profession: A comparative analysis of the North American region. NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education.

Padilla-González, L. E., Metcalfe, A. S., Galaz-Fontes, J. F., Fisher, D., & Snee, I. (2011). Gender gaps in North American research productivity: Examining faculty publication rates in Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 41(5), 649-668.

Padilla-González, L. E., Metcalfe, A. S., Galaz-Fontes, J. F., Fisher, D., & Snee, I. (in press). Gender gaps in North American research productivity: Examining faculty publication rates in Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Consortium of Higher Education Researchers (CHER) Conference: The Effects of Higher Education Reforms. 10-12 June 2010, Oslo, Norway. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. 32 pages.

General CAP Publications (no discrete Canadian component):

Metcalfe, A. S. & Rostan, M. (forthcoming).The international dimension of faculty research activity. In F. Huang, M., Finkelstein, & M. Rostan, (Eds.), The internationalization of the academy: Changes, realities and prospects. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.

Other Relevant Work from Members of the Canadian CAP Team:

Finkelstein, M., Galaz-Fontes, J., & Metcalfe, A. S. (2009).Changing employment relationships in North America: Academic work in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. In J. Enders & E. de Weert (Eds.), The changing face of academic life: Analytical and comparative perspectives, pp. 218-247. London: Palgrave.

Jones, G. A. (2006). The restructuring of academic work: Themes and observations. Higher Education in Europe, 31(3) 317-325.

Jones, G. A. (2007). The academy as a work in progress.Academic Matters, April, 10-13.

Jones, G. A. (2013). The horizontal and vertical fragmentation of academic work and the challenge for academic governance and leadership.Asia Pacific Education Review, 14(1), 75-83.

Jones, G. A. & Weinrib, J. (2012).The organization of academic work and the remuneration of faculty at Canadian universities. In P. Altbach et al, Paying the professoriate: A global comparison of compensation and contracts(pp. 83-93). New York: Routledge.

Jones, G. A. & Weinrib, J. (2011).Globalization and higher education in Canada.In R. King, S. Marginson & R. Naidoo (Eds.), Handbook on globalization and higher education(pp.222-240). Camberley, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Metcalfe, A. S. (forthcoming). The changing culture of academic research: From organizations to networks. In B. Stensaker, J. Välimaa, & C. S. Sarrico, (Eds.),Managing reform in universities: The dynamics of culture, identity and organisational change.Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave.

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