Wellbeing and the Legal Academy
In: SpringerBriefs in Education Series
Intro -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- 1 Introduction: Wellbeing and the Legal Academy -- 1.1 Aim of This Volume -- 1.2 Contributions to the Volume -- 1.3 The Concept of Wellbeing -- 1.4 Workload -- 1.5 Competence -- 1.6 Communication -- 1.7 Community -- 1.8 The Impact of COVID-19 -- 1.9 Conclusion -- References -- 2 An Analysis of Studies on the Wellbeing of Law Teachers in the UK and Australia in 2020 Using the Lens of Seven Psychosocial Hazards of Academic Work -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Methodology -- 2.2.1 Methodological Limitations -- 2.3 Results -- 2.3.1 2020 Study -- 2.4 Analysis of the 2020 UK and Australian Law Teacher Studies Through the Lens of the HSE's 7 Psychosocial Hazards of Academic Work -- 2.4.1 Work Demands -- 2.4.2 Control -- 2.4.3 Support -- 2.4.4 Relationships in the Workplace -- 2.4.5 Role -- 2.4.6 Change Management -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Examining Teaching-Focused Law Teachers Through the Prism of Self-determination Theory -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Methodology -- 3.3 Interview Themes -- 3.3.1 Movement -- 3.3.2 Relationships -- 3.3.3 Value and Visibility -- 3.4 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 4 Sessional Law Teacher Well-Being: An Empirical Australian Study -- 4.1 Introduction and Terminology -- 4.2 Sessional Academics in the Higher Education Sector -- 4.3 Sessional Academics in the Legal Academy -- 4.4 Challenges Facing Sessional Academics -- 4.5 Sessional Law Academic Well-Being -- 4.6 Australian Sessional Law Teacher Study -- 4.6.1 Aims -- 4.6.2 Methods and Participants -- 4.6.3 Measures -- 4.6.4 Results -- 4.7 Discussion and Observations -- 4.8 Limitations -- 4.9 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Value Me: Supporting Confident Career Management and Increased Wellbeing in Early and Mid-Career Academics -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Context -- 5.3 Self-Determination Theory.