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ERIC Number: EJ310323
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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The Threat to College Teaching.
Barol, Bill
Academe, v70 n5 p10-17 Nov-Dec 1984
A new generation of young academics, known as gypsy scholars, find themselves hired temporarily, drawing the worst teaching assignments, having the heaviest workloads, and having the lowest pay. Tenure is seen as academia's brass ring. The threat to tenure in Nevada is discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Faculty, College Instruction, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Mobility, Faculty Promotion, Faculty Workload, Higher Education, Scholarship, Status, Teacher Improvement, Temporary Employment, Tenure
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Nevada
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