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Peer reviewedSchuster, Jack H.; Bowen, Howard R. – Change, 1985
Recent changes in the quality of faculty life were traced, and the consequences of these changes for the future of higher education are assessed. Shifts in the faculty's demographic characteristics, compensation, work environment, status, and morale, and in the quality of new faculty are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Demography, Educational Change
Peer reviewedBowen, Howard R.; Schuster, Jack H. – Academe, 1985
An article based on a 3-year study of the American professoriate is presented. The academic labor market, it is concluded, may be heading into unprecedented competition for the best talent. Improvement of the work environment may be as important as growth in compensation. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Demography
Bowen, Howard R.; Schuster, Jack H. – 1986
The impact of upheavals in U.S. higher education on the professoriate was examined, focusing on such factors as declines in enrollment and governmental support, and shifts in enrollment among fields of study. Characteristics of faculty were identified, including their tasks and capabilities, personal background, attitudes and values, emergent…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Contracts, Doctoral Degrees, Economic Climate
