Mid-Career Change Options in Academe: Experience and Possibilities.

Palmer, David D.; Patton, Carl V.

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ERIC Number: EJ248871

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Publication Date: 1981

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Mid-Career Change Options in Academe: Experience and Possibilities.

Palmer, David D.; Patton, Carl V.

Journal of Higher Education, v52 n4 p378-98 Jul-Aug 1981

Mid-career change programs have the potential to open faculty positions during these times of decline. Most current programs are intended to shift faculty to a different specialty or discipline, but data indicate that academics would be receptive to opportunities to move out of academe. Specific options are identified. (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Career Change, College Faculty, Decision Making, Higher Education, Industry, Midlife Transitions, Occupational Mobility, Program Descriptions, Retraining, Teacher Characteristics, Teaching (Occupation)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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