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Moore, Kathryn M. – Journal of the College and University Personnel Association, 1980
The development of academic tenure in American higher education is reviewed, based on a study by the College and University Personnel Association. The role of academic tenure as a general concept in the development of the professoriate and in the shaping of major portions of educational policy and practice is explored. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Accountability, College Faculty, Educational History
Piefer, Alan – 1979
The history of The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT) is traced. Three eras are described: 1905 to 1930, a period of initial creativity and influence; 1930 to 1966, a period of gradual decline, leading eventually to loss of independence and virtual extinction; and 1966 to 1979, a period of revitalization. Originally, CFAT…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Consultation Programs, Educational Development, Educational History
