Dear all.
The sabbatical policy in the state run universities in Iceland is quite similar as described by mr Gunn in New Zealand. We also have private universities claiming fees and these do not have a sabbatical system. Our sabbatical entitilement is a genuine one, and is one year in six with full salary and travel allowance plus a flight ticket abroud. The sabbatical is thought of to concentrate on reasearch and networking, and usually you work longer working hours than common workers to cover the sabbatical. So this is evening out the teaching load so you can take a semester or two off for research. Other aspects are similar to New Zealand. You apply for it at your university and there is a special fund availabe with its own board. In most cases you get a sabbatical, but those who are most active in research find it easier to get the sabbatical. After your return you are expected to demonstrate acceptable outcomes - if you can't do this you are unlikely to receive sabbatical in future. So we are lucky in Iceland, and this is used very much. Most of the academics go abroad for networking and collobarative research.
Best regards,
Professor Ingi Runar Edvardsson
Faculty of Business and Science
University of Akureyri
Akureyri, Iceland
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From: Management Education and Development Discussion on behalf of Alastair Gunn
Sent: lau. 22.11.2008 11:40
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Subject: Re: Sabbatical Policy
Hello
New Zealand universities have some of the most generous sabbatical entitlements in the world, probably for historical reasons when most academics came from the UK and NZ was perceived as the most distant place in the world (which it is, from the UK).
Here at the University of Waikato we have 45 working weeks, like Steve in Ireland, and (purely notionally) work a 37.5 hour week. Our sabbatical entitlement is a genuine shabat in the rabbinical tradition, one year in seven (or pro rata), on full salary, and with assistance towards travel and even a small weekly allowance while overseas. It is neither a right nor a privilege. You apply for it to a committee and if you have a good enough looking plan you will be allowed to go. It is not competitive: although there are funding limits, in practice everyone whose plan is approved is funded. After your return you are expected to demonstrate acceptable outcomes - if you can't do this you are unlikely to receive sabbatical in future.
In theory we are expected to teach our normal annual course load in the semesters preceding and following our sabbaticals In practice we cover for each other and we normally teach 2/3 in those semesters.
Alastair S. Gunn
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
University of Waikato
New Zealand
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From: Management Education and Development Discussion on behalf of Steve J Armstrong
Sent: Sat 11/22/2008 9:34 AM
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Subject: Re: Sabbatical Policy
Hi
At my business school we operate a workload model based on the following:
52 weeks per year minus 7 weeks holiday = 45 working weeks at 37 hours per week = approx 1650 hours.
Every 3 years a staff member is entitled to apply for sabbatical leave of one semester (equivalent to 500 hours). The semester in which this is taken needs to be negotiated with the staff member's subject group leader.
If a staff member has been employed for 6 years or more without having had a sabbatical, they are entitled to apply for 1000 hours of leave.
Study leave is not automatic but a competitive process. Out of 85 academic members of staff approximately 4 sabbaticals are awarded each year.
I would be interested in learning about policies in other business schools.
Best wishes
Steve Armstrong
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From: Management Education and Development Discussion on behalf of Jacob Eisenberg
Sent: Fri 21/11/2008 16:15
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Subject: Re: Sabbatical Policy
Hello all,
I hope that Kim won't mind if I piggy-back on her query and ask members to also describe their schools' general sabbatical policy, esp. whether it is through a competitive process and what is the typical teaching release given per given period (i.e., one semester every seven years or a full year). Our school is amidst a process to finalise such a policy and we're quite interested in finding out what are the norms in other universities.
Warm wishes,
Jacob
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UCD School of Business,
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MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Merriman, Kimberly
Sent: 21 November 2008 15:31
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Subject: Sabbatical Policy
Hello Colleagues,
I'm looking for feedback on how other schools handle teaching loads for ½ year sabbaticals. My university has a 2/3 teaching load. We need to set a policy regarding faculty's teaching obligation once they return from sabbatical. In other words, do we assume the heavier teaching term coincided with the sabbatical and the returning faculty member is obligated to teach only two courses upon return? It would be very helpful to know what policy others have for this type situation. I appreciate any information you are able to share!
- Kim
Kimberly Merriman, Ph.D.
Department of Management & Organization
Penn State University School of Graduate Professional Studies
30 E. Swedesford Road
Malvern, PA 19355-1443
215-237-6686 (cell)
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