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Author Finkelstein, Martin J., 1949- author.

Title The faculty factor : reassessing the American academy in a turbulent era / Martin J. Finkelstein, Valerie Martin Conley, Jack H. Schuster
Published Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016

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Contents Establishing the Framework: The Emergence of a New Paradigm -- The American Faculty in Historical Perspective: The Importance of Context -- The Faculty in Profile -- Changing Pathways to Career Entry -- Career Progression and Mobility -- Academic Career Exit: Faculty Retirement Viewed Anew -- Faculty Work under Pressure -- Academic Culture and Values in Transition -- Academic Compensation Trends in a New Era -- The American Faculty in a Newly Globalized Higher Education Environment -- American Faculty in an International Perspective -- American Academic Life Restructured -- Where from Here? Interventions to Reinvigorate the Faculty Factor
Summary "Using the tools of sociology, anthropology, and demography, the book charts the impact of waves of technological change, mass globalization, and the severe financial constraints of the last decade to show the impact on the lives and careers of those who teach in higher education. The authors propose strategic policy recommendations to extend the strengths of American higher education to retain leadership in the global economy. 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."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 12, 2016)
Subject Universities and colleges -- United States -- Faculty
College teachers -- United States.
College teaching -- United States
Educational change -- United States
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States
EDUCATION -- Higher.
College teachers
College teaching
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives
Educational change
Universities and colleges -- Faculty
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Conley, Valerie M., author.
Schuster, Jack H., author.
ISBN 9781421420936
1421420937
1421420937