Casualisation of the teaching workforce: Implications for nursing education

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 528-532

  Halcomb, Elizabeth J ^a   Andrew, Sharon ^a   Peters, Kath ^a   Salamonson, Yenna ^a   Jackson, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Higher education; Nursing education; Sessional staff

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TEACHING;

AGE FACTORS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EMPLOYMENT; FACULTY, NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; OUTSOURCED SERVICES; PERSONNEL DOWNSIZING; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TEACHING;

EID: 77954534384     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.10.022     Document Type: Article

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