Big Faculty Shortages Seen in Humanities and Social Sciences.

Blum, Debra E.

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ERIC Number: EJ396759

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Publication Date: 1989

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Big Faculty Shortages Seen in Humanities and Social Sciences.

Blum, Debra E.

Chronicle of Higher Education, v36 n3 pA1,16 Sep 20 1989

The results of a study released in a book, "Prospects for Faculty in the Arts and Sciences: A Study of Factors Affecting Demand and Supply, 1987 to 2012" written by William G. Bowen and Julie Ann Sosa, are discussed. Institutions need to provide advice and counseling about careers in academe. (MLW)

Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Recruitment, Futures (of Society), Graduate Study, Higher Education, Humanities, Labor Turnover, Liberal Arts, Predictive Measurement, Retirement, Social Sciences, Teacher Supply and Demand

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