Dataset for published report entitled "Education: The State of the Discipline: An exploration of existing statistical data relating to staff equality in UK higher education"

Key findings from a study are re-presented within these tables. The tables were visualised within the report cited below which analysed academic staff composition and employment conditions in the discipline of education in UK higher education, with attention to the devolved nations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. More detail is provided in the written narrative of the report.

Belluigi, D. Z., Arday, J., & O’Keeffe, J. (2023). Education: The State of the Discipline: An exploration of existing statistical data relating to staff equality in UK higher education. British Educational Research Association. https://www.bera.ac.uk/publication/education-the-state-of-the-discipline-staff-equality

Abstract for published report: This report presents findings on specific aspects of the composition and employment of academic staff in the discipline of education in higher education (HE) across the UK and in each of the devolved nations: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The findings are informed by analysing statistical data collected by HE institutions during the academic years 2015-16 to 2019-20, as reported to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

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