On Becoming Tenured [electronic resource] : Acquiring Academic Tenure at a Research University. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper / David A. Verrier.
This study explored how junior faculty perceive the academic tenure system impacting on their personal and professional lives and how they cope with the process. Using theoretical principles rooted in the tradition of phenomenology, the study conducted three in-depth phenomenological interviews with...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This study explored how junior faculty perceive the academic tenure system impacting on their personal and professional lives and how they cope with the process. Using theoretical principles rooted in the tradition of phenomenology, the study conducted three in-depth phenomenological interviews with 18 assistant professors who explored, recreated, and reflected on episodes of their recent and distant pasts. The participants came from diverse disciplines within the university. This paper presents the narratives of four of these faculty members and an analysis. Findings indicated that females were more likely than males to mention the influence of parental expectations on their emerging career interests and appraisal of their potential; that many participants had a preoccupation with knowing where they stand in the tenure process and a craving for specific indices; that most departments are characterized by a culture of competition; and that, although males and females both struggle with the issue of social expectations, males appeared more likely to arrive at a decisive stand and point of resolution while females continually feel ambivalent. (Contains 48 references.) (JB) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED352908. ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (Minneapolis, MN, October 28-November 1, 1992). |
| Physical Description: | 48 p. |
| Audience: | Researchers. |