Problems and Possibilities: The US Academic Profession.

Altbach, Philip G.

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ERIC Number: EJ503295

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Publication Date: 1995

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Problems and Possibilities: The US Academic Profession.

Altbach, Philip G.

Studies in Higher Education, v20 n1 p27-44 Mar 1995

Analysis of the state of academic careers in the United States looks at employment patterns and trends, retrenchment, enrollments trends, research funding, faculty workloads and pressures, tenure, academic freedom, and research funding. It is concluded that, although the future for faculty is not particularly bright, it is also not disastrous. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Careers, College Faculty, Educational Trends, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Trends, Faculty Workload, Financial Support, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Part Time Faculty, Retrenchment, Teacher Role, Tenure, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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