Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ541914
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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An Economic Perspective of Academic Tenure.
Whicker, Marcia Lynn
PS: Political Science and Politics, v30 n1 p21-25 Mar 1997
Provides an excellent overview of the major arguments for and against elimination of tenure. Considers the positions of tenured faculty, faculty unions, administrators, boards of regents, students, and parents. Neatly summarizes and critiques each of these positions. Concludes with a set of creative and productive options. (MJP)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Economic Impact, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Environment, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation, Educational Planning, Educational Practices, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Institutional Environment, Organizational Climate, Politics of Education, Public Education, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Tenure, Universities
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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