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Direct linkGonzalez, Lynn Passmore – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The mission of higher education and the activities of faculty are often described in terms of teaching, research, and service. Additionally, tenure has been the standard model for employment in American college and universities since 1940. The traditional model of faculty earning tenure through high standards of teaching, research, and service is…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Tenure, Academic Freedom, College Faculty
Download full textRussell, Susan H.; And Others – 1990
This report, based on a survey of 480 academic officers in accredited nonproprietary institutions of higher education, focuses on institutional policies concerning tenure systems, hiring practices, and employee benefits. Survey results are broken down by the following categories: 4-year public, 4-year private, 2-year public, and other (2-year…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Administration, College Faculty, Employment Practices
Leslie, David W. – 1998
This report examines the changes, and the potential consequences of those changes, in the employment patterns of American academics, focusing specifically on the use of short-term and temporary instructors by postsecondary institutions. Following a brief introduction, the report describes shifts in hiring patterns of postsecondary institutions,…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Adjunct Faculty, College Faculty, Educational Quality
