The many and varied challenges facing higher education include a culture of publish or perish, increased course loads without more pay or benefits, increased pressure on institutions to compete for students, budget cuts, a political atmosphere targeting higher education, and continued systemic inequities. Those who work in higher ed are under more…

Claims that educators use a model of higher education that overemphasizes intellectualism and rewards scholarship, rather than pedagogy. Argues that students need an inductive approach and process of inquiry and recommends an institutional commitment to an internationalized world by supporting overseas programs and foreign experience. (NL)

To illustrate the "prestige games" frequently observed in forcing teacher educators and other college faculty to publish scholarly work, the article cites ways in which teacher educators can impress yet impart little knowledge or information. A plea is made for "inner-directed" scholarship which grows from dedication, integrity, and the power to…

This booklet, the result of meetings of a college faculty seminar held during academic year 1989-1990 provides observations and advice concerning the basics on how to get published. The advice comes from faculty experience and the thoughts offered from invited guests familiar with writing, editing, and publishing in the academy. The booklet…

Reports on a study of scholarly publications by 1,600 economists in 126 economics and economics-related journals. Finds support for the contention that publication of one article per year in established journals is exceptional. Includes 10 tables and an appendix of the journals included in the sample. (CFR)

This paper discusses survey results from 68 assistant professors concerning the following areas: (1) their experiences with the promotion process; (2) the state of the respondents' publication writing skills; (3) their publication records; and (4) the nature of institutional support. Nearly two-thirds of the respondents did not consider the…

Two possible causes for the demands for research and publication on small college campuses are explored with a focus on the effect on promotion and tenure. The first hypothesis is that many administrators feel faculty research is a partner to faculty teaching effectiveness, and thus, if master teaching is the goal, faculty must excel at research.…

This book is a practical guide to the college faculty tenure process and offers concrete advice on strategies to increase a faculty member's chances of obtaining tenure. Chapter 1 defines tenure and touches on elements of the qualifications, professional regulation, and institutional investment. Chapter 2 urges candidates to actively manage their…

This book provides graduate students and tenure-track junior faculty with information on how to develop an adequate publication record and offers information needed to maximize the likelihood of having articles accepted for publication by peer-reviewed professional, scientific, and scholarly journals. The focus of the discussion is on how…

This collection of 19 essays is organized into a narrative of the teaching-research dilemma. The essays include: (1) "Struggling With Balance" (Cynthia V. Fukami); (2) "My Career as a Teacher: Promise, Failure, Redemption" (Howard E. Aldrich); (3) "Teaching and Research: A Puzzling Dichotomy" (Barbara A. Gutek); (4)…

Compares participatory research and alternative activist approaches, based on the literature on participatory research and interviews with nine sociologists who use alternative approaches. Concludes that all types of activist research are more effective in challenging inequality if they involve activist community organizations. (CFR)

It is argued that increasing pressure on graduate students and new doctorate recipients to publish is confusing entry-level faculty employment issues and stressing skills that may have little to do with the jobs available. Faculty are encouraged to protest the escalation of entry-level requirements and change unrealistic hiring practices. (MSE)

Describes the life and beliefs of Jacob C. Meyer, a history teacher of the author. Suggests that although Meyer's lack of publication dooms him to be forgotten, he is in other ways a memorable person. Includes Meyer's education, experience as a conscientious objector during World War I, and efforts at reforming the Mennonite Church. (DK)

This report, based on a series of interviews and document analyses, presents a case study of one new college faculty member showing the relationships between a department chair, program head, and the new faculty member concerning research expectations and development. The report argues that to be successful in the contemporary research university,…

This book presents information designed to guide the assistant professor to an understanding of the generic institutional criteria for promotion to tenure as well as of the pragmatic politics involved in pursuing a professional path. Chapters examine, in a step-by-step fashion, the many considerations to be dealt with in working towards achieving…