Why Do Faculty Members Leave a University?.

Weiler, William C.

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ERIC Number: EJ331722

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Why Do Faculty Members Leave a University?

Weiler, William C.

Research in Higher Education, v23 n3 p270-78 1985

A study of the factors influencing tenured faculty to leave an institution found a variety of determinants in faculty decisions. However, it illustrated how little is known about the specific factors influencing individual decisions, especially those that distinguish faculty who leave from those who remain. (MSE)

Descriptors: Career Change, Career Ladders, College Faculty, Decision Making, Dropouts, Educational Research, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Mobility, Higher Education, Labor Turnover, Teacher Salaries, Tenure

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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