This large-scale study into the recognition, enhancement and development of sessional teaching in higher education builds on the Australian Universities Teaching Committee Report (2003a) Training, Support and Management of Sessional Teaching Staff. The aim of the current Project was to identify and analyse current national practice and refocus attention on the issues surrounding sessional teachers in the university sector. The Project had three objectives: to establish the full extent of the contribution that sessional teachers make to teaching and learning in higher education; to identify and analyse good practice examples for dissemination; and to consider the possible developments for institutional and sector-wide improvements to the quality enhancement of sessional teaching. Sixteen Australian universities were involved in the Project, representing the ‘Group of 8’ (Go8), regional, Australian Technology Network (ATN), transnational and multicampus institutions in all states and territories. At each of the participating universities, the number and typology of sessional teachers was audited across the institution and sixty interviews were conducted with the full range of participants, from sessional teachers to university executive staff. Disciplines Arts and Humanities | Social and Behavioral Sciences Publication Details Percy, A. , Scoufis, M., Parry, S., Goody, A., Hicks, M., Macdonald, I., Martinez, K., Szorenyi-Reischl, N., Ryan, Y., Wills, S. & Sheridan, L. (2008). The RED Resource, Recognition Enhancement Development: The contribution of sessional teachers to higher education Sydney : Australian Learning and Teaching Council. Authors Alisa Percy, Michele Scoufis, Sharron Parry, Allan Goody, Margaret Hicks, Ian Macdonald, Kay Martinez, Nick Szorenyi-Reischl, Yoni Ryan, Sandra Wills, and Lynn Sheridan This report is available at Research Online: http://ro.uow.edu.au/asdpapers/136 the RED resource Recognition • Enhancement • Development The contribution of sessional teachers to higher education This resource was funded by , The Australian Learning and Teaching Council, formerly The Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, an initiative of the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. June, 2008