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ERIC Number: EJ269608
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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Departmental Image and the Inbreeding Taboo within Large Universities.
Bridgeland, William M.
College Student Journal, v16 n3 p287-89 Fall 1982
Suggests that hiring one's own university graduates is increasingly taboo. This conclusion is derived from experience with a departmental hiring committee and a survey of large universities. Concludes universities seek to avoid bad impressions, and only the weak or very strong hire "their own." (Author)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Graduates, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Faculty Recruitment, Higher Education, Job Search Methods, Opinion Papers, Personnel Policy, Teacher Selection
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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