From Outrageous Malevolence to Creative Humbuggery: The Problem of "Fairness" in the Tenure Decision.

Doolittle, Robert J.

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ERIC Number: EJ428370

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Publication Date: 1991

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From Outrageous Malevolence to Creative Humbuggery: The Problem of "Fairness" in the Tenure Decision.

Doolittle, Robert J.

ACA Bulletin, n75 p11-16 Jan 1991

Discusses factors from malice to humbuggery that complicate and sully the tenure decision and call into question the fundamental assumptions which sustain tenure within the academy. Offers recommendations intended to ensure integrity in the tenure decision. (PRA)

Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Problems, Faculty Promotion, Higher Education, Nontenured Faculty, Tenure

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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