ORCID Profile
0000-0002-5100-5050
Current Organisations
University of South Australia
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University of Western Australia
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Curtin University
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Queensland University of Technology
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 12-2022
DOI: 10.1177/10353046221125512
Abstract: This article increases understanding of university labour processes. The antecedents and characteristics of early retirement schemes implemented by Australian universities between 2010 and 2020 were considered. Twenty-eight schemes were identified across 20 universities. Content analysis of descriptions of the schemes contained in official documents was undertaken. This revealed somewhat common justifications for the schemes, linked to concerns about organisational sustainability/resilience in the face of external threats and the implementation of modernising efforts. Such justifications appeared to be underpinned by similar ageist biases on the part of management. Despite this broad commonality, however, the schemes manifested a multifurcation of possible work-retirement pathways across institutions. Such reorganisation of labour processes, based on ageist representations that potentially place established workers in conflict with others, represents an incongruence between the market-oriented objectives of universities and areas of public policy responding to workforce ageing. It is argued that drawing momentum from emerging conceptions of sustainability and current ersity initiatives such as Athena Swan and Age Friendly Universities it may be possible to sever the link university leadership perceive between the estment of older workers and the fulfilment of modernising agendas.
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 05-08-2022
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 08-2001
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2021
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 20-12-2020
DOI: 10.1007/S10823-019-09387-3
Abstract: Resource constraints and high staff turnover are perceived as substantial barriers to high quality residential aged care. Achieving relationship-focused, person-centered care (PCC) is an ongoing challenge. This paper reports on an international project that explored how residential care leadership understand meaningful engagement for residents with dementia from culturally and linguistically erse (CALD) backgrounds. This paper critically appraises the process, and outcomes, of an adapted Delphi method. Participants were the residential care leadership (i.e. staff in supervisory capacity) from four international facilities. Participation in the Delphi process was limited even though surveys were designed to require minimal time for completion. No participants opted for the alternative option of being interviewed. Findings indicate that residential care leadership recognised the importance of meaningful engagement for residents from CALD backgrounds. Limitations of time, resources and policy infrastructure were cited as barriers to achieving PCC. These findings suggest that facility leadership understand the importance of PCC, but identify multiple barriers rather than enablers for delivering PCC. Alternative methods, such as collecting data in interactive sessions allowing real-time discussion should be initiated to more effectively engage residential care leaders for a collaborative approach to explore PCC practices.
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 14-11-2023
Publisher: University of South Australia
Date: 2021
DOI: 10.25954/TCW3-AA74
Publisher: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI)
Date: 24-11-2017
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Date: 2023
Publisher: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI)
Date: 11-2022
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 05-11-2022
DOI: 10.1186/S12984-022-01097-1
Abstract: The development of bionic legs has seen substantial improvements in the past years but people with lower-limb utation still suffer from impairments in mobility (e.g., altered balance and gait control) due to significant limitations of the contemporary prostheses. Approaching the problem from a human-centered perspective by focusing on user-specific needs can allow identifying critical improvements that can increase the quality of life. While there are several reviews of user needs regarding upper limb prostheses, a comprehensive summary of such needs for those affected by lower limb loss does not exist. We have conducted a systematic review of the literature to extract important needs of the users of lower-limb prostheses. The review included 56 articles in which a need (desire, wish) was reported explicitly by the recruited people with lower limb utation (N = 8149). An exhaustive list of user needs was collected and sub ided into functional, psychological, cognitive, ergonomics, and other domain. Where appropriate, we have also briefly discussed the developments in prosthetic devices that are related to or could have an impact on those needs. In summary, the users would like to lead an independent life and reintegrate into society by coming back to work and participating in social and leisure activities. Efficient, versatile, and stable gait, but also support to other activities (e.g., sit to stand), contribute to safety and confidence, while appearance and comfort are important for the body image. However, the relation between specific needs, objective measures of performance, and overall satisfaction and quality of life is still an open question. Identifying user needs is a critical step for the development of new generation lower limb prostheses that aim to improve the quality of life of their users. However, this is not a simple task, as the needs interact with each other and depend on multiple factors (e.g., mobility level, age, gender), while evolving in time with the use of the device. Hence, novel assessment methods are required that can evaluate the impact of the system from a holistic perspective, capturing objective outcomes but also overall user experience and satisfaction in the relevant environment (daily life).
Publisher: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI)
Date: 05-2022
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 05-08-2022
Publisher: Queensland University of Technology
Date: 29-08-2011
Publisher: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI)
Date: 16-05-2018
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