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Alena Höfrová; Arelis Moore; Mark A. Small; Patrick J. Rosopa; Kayla Steele Payne; Pavla Rymešová – Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, 2024
Start-up packages are a tool for a successful transition to an academic career. This institutional case study examined the faculty experience with start-up packages at one public university in the Southeastern United States, including gender differences, content, negotiation, and perceived outcomes. A mixed-method research design was utilized to…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Teaching Experience, College Faculty, Public Colleges
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Höfrová, Alena; Moore de Peralta, Arelis; Rosopa, Patrick J.; Small, Mark A.; Payne, Kayla Steele; Rymešová, Pavla – Innovative Higher Education, 2021
Although it seems reasonable to assume that start-up packages are important for faculty success, the contribution of start-up packages to faculty professional development is understudied. The aim of this study was to explore how the number of benefits obtained in start-up package agreements (number of benefits), faculty satisfaction with the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Teacher Employment Benefits, Teacher Attitudes
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Stacey, Meghan; Fitzgerald, Scott; Wilson, Rachel; McGrath-Champ, Susan; Gavin, Mihajla – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2022
Fixed-term contracts are a relatively recent, yet growing category of employment for teachers in the public school system in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. In this article, we draw on quantitative and qualitative data from a large state-wide survey (N = 18,234) of members of the public-school teacher union, the NSW Teachers' Federation, in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Contracts, Teacher Employment, Public School Teachers