The questions of tenure [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Richard P. Chait

• Autore: Chait Richard
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass. ; ; London, : Harvard University Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 p. ) : ill
• Disciplina: 378.1210973
• Soggetto topico: College teachers - Tenure - United States; Universities and colleges - Faculty - Employment - United States; Education; Theory & Practice of Education; Social Sciences
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ChaitRichard P
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Introduction Richard P. Chait 1. Why Tenure? Why Now? Richard P. Chait 2. What Is Current Policy? Cathy A. Trower 3. Does Faculty Governance Differ at Colleges with Tenure and Colleges without Tenure? Richard P. Chait 4. Can the Tenure Process Be Improved? R. Eugene Rice, Mary Deane Sorcinelli 5. What Happened to the Tenure Track? Roger G. Baldwin, Jay L. Chronister 6. How Are Faculty Faring in Other Countries? Philip G. Altbach 7. Can Colleges Competitively Recruit Faculty without the Prospect of Tenure? Cathy A. Trower 8. Can Faculty Be Induced to Relinquish Tenure? Charles T. Clotfelter 9. Why Is Tenure One College's Problem and Another's Solution? William T. Mallon 10. How Might Data Be Used? Cathy A. Trower, James P. Honan 11. Gleanings Richard P. Chait Contributors Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Beyond anecdote and opinion, what do we really know about how tenure works? Presenting a picture of academic subcultures, this work offers the results of research on key empirical questions.
• Titolo autorizzato: The questions of tenure
• ISBN: 0-674-26259-X; 0-674-02934-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778455603321
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