Leveling Tenure: Locating Tenure and Other Controversies.

Tierney, William G.

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ERIC Number: EJ563331

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Publication Date: 1998

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Leveling Tenure: Locating Tenure and Other Controversies.

Tierney, William G.

American Behavioral Scientist, v41 n5 p627-37 Feb 1998

Articulates the four most significant areas of potential tenure reform. Offers the strengths and weaknesses of each proposal and provides examples of why such suggestions have been made and what has occurred. Concludes with some alternative suggestions for addressing current problems in academia that do not involve eliminating tenure. (MJP)

Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Educational Environment, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices, Faculty College Relationship, Higher Education, Teacher Employment Benefits, Tenure, Tenured Faculty

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Language: English

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