Casualisation, the Gig Economy, and Piece Work in Education

Jess Harris is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of Newcastle, Australia.Nerida Spina is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia.Kathleen Smithers is a senior lecturer in the School of Education at Charles Sturt University, Australia.Jill Blackmore (AM, PhD ,FASSA) is Deakin Distinguished Professor in Education, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University, Australia.Sarah K. Gurr is a lecturer in the School of Education at Charles Sturt University, Australia.

• 1. Casualisation, the gig economy, and piece work in education: Unpacking the ethical dilemmas of educational leaders in times of increasing precarity Nerida Spina, Sarah K. Gurr, Jess Harris, Jill Blackmore and Kathleen Smithers 2. Homo promptus teachers and young people: Navigating precarity in the teaching profession Lucas Walsh, Bao Huynh and Fiona Longmuir Reflection 1: Supporting casual relief teachers to improve overall school performance Jacquie Briskham 3. Shades of precarity: Understanding labour market segmentation in teaching and its implications for system and school leadership Meghan Stacey, Mihajla Gavin, Rachel Wilson, Susan McGrath-Champ and Scott Fitzgerald Reflection 2: Supporting casual teachers in schools Anonymous teacher 4. Understanding ethical dilemmas faced by the casual workforce in vocational education and training Sonal Nakar Reflection 3: There is nothing casual for a casual Paul Grover 5. Academic gifting underpinning the gig economy of higher education: Ethical dilemmas for university executives and academics Jill Blackmore Reflection 4: Supporting others without the security of permanence Anonymous researcher 6. Casualisation, academic sponsorship, and ethics of care in higher education: Navigating contested terrain Rachel Burke, Sally Baker, Nicole Crawford and Anne F. J. Hellwig Reflection 5: Balancing on the tī kōuka tree: Ethical dilemmas in precarious academic spaces Marek Tesar 7. Paradoxical research funding: Affective dilemmas among academic leaders in Finnish universities Elisa Kurtti and Johanna Hokka Reflection 6: Leadership and workforce precarity in early childhood education and care Leanne Gibbs 8. A Bourdieusian analysis of how precariously employed academics gain permanent employment Troy Heffernan, Kathleen Smithers, Nerida Spina and Jess Harris Reflection 7: Creating innovation with limited compensation Jenna Price 9. Unspeakable objects: The chronic residuality of casual academia Mhorag Goff and Simon Bailey Reflection 8: Tension, truth, and toeing the line: Negotiating between casual staff and colleagues Heather Campbell 10. Affordances and dilemmas faced by middle managers in the context of casualisation Lucia Zundans-Fraser and Will Letts 11. Casualisation and the de-professionalisation of Academia: What can be done? John Kenny 12. Unpacking and responding to ethical dilemmas in a precarious landscape Jess Harris, Kathleen Smithers, Jill Blackmore, Sarah K. Gurr and Nerida Spina