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Whicker, Marcia Lynn; And Others – 1993
This book is a practical guide to the college faculty tenure process and offers concrete advice on strategies to increase a faculty member's chances of obtaining tenure. Chapter 1 defines tenure and touches on elements of the qualifications, professional regulation, and institutional investment. Chapter 2 urges candidates to actively manage their…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Employer Employee Relationship, Faculty Promotion, Faculty Publishing
Peer reviewedBerver, Kitty; And Others – Academe, 1992
New Mexico State University addressed the trend toward employing non-tenure-track faculty (NTTs) by capping the proportion of NTTs; acceptance of a two-tiered faculty with differentiated responsibilities; extension of professional rights to NTTs; full and regular NTT evaluation, participation in merit pay, and promotion opportunities; and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Faculty, Employment Practices, Faculty Evaluation
Download full textDaly, Fran; Townsend, Barbara K. – 1992
The purpose of this paper was to determine faculty perceptions about the role a department chair does and should play in a faculty member's movement toward tenure. A group of 485 full-time, tenured, and tenure-track faculty from 13 U.S. doctorate-granting universities participated in the study. Answers to the following questions were solicited:…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Faculty, Department Heads, Faculty Promotion
Miller, Michael T. – 1996
This report, based on a series of interviews and document analyses, presents a case study of one new college faculty member showing the relationships between a department chair, program head, and the new faculty member concerning research expectations and development. The report argues that to be successful in the contemporary research university,…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Administrator Role, Beginning Teachers, Career Ladders
Schoenfeld, A. Clay; Magnan, Robert – 1992
This book presents information designed to guide the assistant professor to an understanding of the generic institutional criteria for promotion to tenure as well as of the pragmatic politics involved in pursuing a professional path. Chapters examine, in a step-by-step fashion, the many considerations to be dealt with in working towards achieving…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Career Counseling, Career Guidance, College Faculty
