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Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 6
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Tenure Tensions: Out in the Enchanted Forest
Tyler, Jo A.
New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, v24 n2-4 p38-43 2010
The tenure track in higher education represents a path shrouded in a fair degree of mystery. This essay provides the perspective of a middle-aged, second-career tenure track faculty member on the vagaries of progressing down the track as an out lesbian. Three dialectics that build tension into the process--covering-creating, evaluation-liberation, and alienation-authenticity--are discussed.
Descriptors: Tenure, College Faculty, Homosexuality, Teacher Evaluation, Sexual Orientation, Academic Freedom, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Social Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Florida International University College of Education. 11200 SW 8th Street, ZEB 361A, Miami, FL 33199. Tel: 305-348-6151; Fax: 305-348-1515; e-mail: horizons@fiu.edu; Web site: http://education.fiu.edu/newhorizons
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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