The project "The Academic Profession in the Knowledge-Based Society (APIKS)" is investigating in a comparative, international study:
- the working conditions in science and
- the attitudes of scientific and artistic staff in higher education institutions towards topics in the fields of research, teaching and learning, knowledge and technology transfer and participation in institutional governance.
The project involves research teams from more than 30 countries (including Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Russia, South Korea and the USA).
Within this framework, the project "APIKS Austria" investigates the situation in Austria. In a comprehensive study, scientists and artists at universities and higher education institutions are asked to share their view on the above mentioned topics. The study can help to improve working conditions at higher educations institutions and support the development of the Austrian higher education system. Due to the international integration, the results can also be interpreted in international comparison.
Details
Duration | 01/04/2020 - 31/12/2023 |
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Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems) | Univ.-Prof. Dkfm. Dr. habil Attila Pausits |
Project members | Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr. David Friedrich James Campbell Mag. Mag. Dr. Corinna Geppert Florian Reisky, M.A. MA |
Publications
Reisky, F.; Geppert, C.; Pausits, A. (2023). Higher Education Governance in Austria. Academics’ Perception of Institutional Governance and Management Practices. In: Broucker, B.; Milsom, C.; Calleja, J.; O'Hara, M., Accelerating the Future of Higher Education: 30-45, Brill, Leiden
Campbell, D. F. J.; Pausits, A.; Reisky, F. (2022). Die Auswirkungen von COVID-19 auf die Lehre an Österreichs Hochschulen. Erste empirische Evidenzen und deren systematische Reflexion. zeitschrift für hochschulrecht, hochschulmanagement und hochschulpolitik, 55: 55-61
Lessky, F.; Geppert, C.; Campbell, D. F. J.; Pausits, A. (2022). Die Situation von (Nachwuchs-)Wissenschafter:innen an österreichischen Hochschulen. Ergebnisse einer Sonderauswertung der APIKS-Austria-Befragung. Schriftenreihe Weiterbildung und lebensbegleitendes Lernen, Edition Donau-Universität Krems, Krems
Lectures
Third Mission Activities and Interdisciplinary Research at Universities in Austria: Comparison of the CAP (2010) and APIKS (2021) Surveys.
EAIR Forum Linz 2023, 05/09/2023
Academics’ Societal Engagement in Switzerland and Austria: A replication study attempt
APIKS Conference 2023 Krems, 02/09/2023
The desirability of an academic career – a cross-country comparison
APIKS Conference 2023 Krems, 02/09/2023
Early Career Researchers and their Career Prospects
European Conference of Education Research 2023, 22/08/2023
Understanding Precarity through the Lens of the Privileged – Professorial Perceptions of Academic Careers
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, 14/04/2023
Early career researchers and their perception of PhD phase and career prospects
APIKS Conference Chile 2023, 25/01/2023
Research at University Colleges of Teacher Education – The Transformation to a Research Oriented Institution
EAIR Forum 2022 "Accelerating the Future of Higher Education", 06/09/2022
Higher Education Governance and Academics’ Perception of Institutional Governance and Management Practices – A Comparative Analysis
EAIR Forum 2022 "Accelerating the Future of Higher Education", 05/09/2022
Die Situation der Beschäftigten an öffentlichen und privaten Pädagogischen Hochschulen in Österreich - Ergebnisse aus dem Projekt APIKS Austria
Dienstbesprechung der Rektorinnen und Rektoren der Pädagogischen Hochschulen, 22/06/2022
Who participates where? Stratification in higher education and social and gender-related inequalities in the academic profession – Comparative Evidence from Germany and Austria
APIKS Conference: General work situation and working conditions in academia, 03/03/2022
Project team



Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr. David Friedrich James Campbell
Head - Center for Higher Education Governance and Transformation
Cooperation partner
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Nicolai Götze, MA |
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Dr. Christian Schneijderberg E-Mail: schneijderberg@incher.uni-kassel.de |