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ERIC Number: EJ1437023
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1066-5684
EISSN: EISSN-1547-3457
Tenure Undone: Faculty Experiences of Organizational Justice When Tenure Seems or Becomes Unattainable
Gudrun Nyunt; KerryAnn O'Meara; Lauren Bach; Allison LaFave
Equity & Excellence in Education, v57 n1 p107-121 2024
Higher education institutions and faculty have vested interests in fair tenure processes. We explored perceptions of fairness from the perspective of faculty who did not obtain tenure. Our 22 participants indicated that they experienced organizational justice violations related to distributive justice (fairness of decisions), procedural justice (fairness of processes), and interactional justice (fairness of interpersonal treatment), which they reported hindered their ability to succeed on the tenure track. Recognizing that women and Black, Indigenous, and people of color faculty face unique barriers on the tenure track, we explore how race and gender shaped participants' experiences in an effort to understand issues of inequity in higher education tenure and promotion processes. We conclude with a discussion of reforms that could improve perceived and actual experiences of organizational justice and equity while on the tenure track.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Human Resource Development (HRD)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1008117