The Faculty Factor Reassessing the American Academy in a Turbulent Era / Martin J. Finkelstein, Valerie Martin Conley, Jack H. Schuster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finkelstein, Martin J., 1949- author.

Schuster, Jack H., author.

Conley, Valerie M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education, Higher.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

College teaching--United States.

College teaching.

College teachers--United States.

College teachers.

Universities and colleges--United States--Faculty.

Universities and colleges.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (585 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2017

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016.

Summary:

Written for professors, adjuncts, graduate students, and academic, political, business, and not-for-profit leaders, this data-rich study offers a balanced assessment of the risks and opportunities posed for the American faculty by economic, market-driven forces beyond their control.

Contents:

Contents ; List of Tables and Figures ; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: The American Faculty: An Overview ; 1. Establishing the Framework: The Emergence of a New Paradigm ; 2. The American Faculty in Historical Perspective: The Importance of Context ; 3. The Faculty in Profile ; Part II: The Morphing of Academic Careers ; 4. Changing Pathways to Career Entry ; 5. Career Progression and Mobility ; 6. Academic Career Exit: Faculty Retirement Viewed Anew ; Part III: The Changing Complexion of Faculty Work and Professional Identity ; 7. Faculty Work under Pressure

8. Academic Culture and Values in Transition 9. Academic Compensation Trends in a New Era ; Part IV: American Academics in Global Perspective ; 10. The American Faculty in a Newly Globalized Higher Education Environment ; 11. American Faculty in an International Perspective ; Part V: Prospects for the Academic Profession ; 12. American Academic Life Restructured ; 13. Where from Here? Interventions to Reinvigorate the Faculty Factor ; Afterword ; Appendixes; A. Data Sources: An Overview and Status Report; B. PhD Production and Distribution Trends

C. Race and Ethnicity Classifications: An UpdateD. Changing Academic Professions Survey, 2007-08: Methodology; E. Appendix Tables; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P ; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4214-2093-7

OCLC:

958279765