Where Tenure Does Not Reign
Colleges with Contract Systems
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
36 pages
978-1-56377-086-9 (ISBN)
Description
Presents the experiences of campuses without tenure and campuses where faculty may choose tenure or contracts. Issues covered include academic freedom, faculty recruitment, selectivity, turnover, and reward structures. Answers the question, "What lessons can be learned from campuses with contract systems?"
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56377-086-9 (9781563770869)
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Persons
Cathy A. Trower is president of Trower & Trower, Inc., a board governance consulting firm, and former research director at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Content
Where Tenure Does Not Reign: College with Contract Systems; Part I Contractual Provisions Part II Policy Implications Part III Faculty Reactions Part IV Conclusions