A01=Cathy A. Trower
A01=Richard Chait
academic freedom
academic staff mobility
Author_Cathy A. Trower
Author_Richard Chait
career development
Category=JNM
contract faculty systems
contracted faculty
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faculty governance
faculty retention
higher education policy
hiring practices in higher education
non-tenure track faculty experiences
tenure
university employment models
Product details
- ISBN 9781563770869
- Weight: 70g
- Dimensions: 222 x 286mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jan 1997
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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?"
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.
