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ERIC Number: EJ541247
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
A Scholar Provides an Intellectual Framework for Plans to End or Revamp Tenure Systems.
Magner, Denise K.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v43 n23 pA10-A11 Feb 14 1997
Harvard University (Massachusetts) scholar Richard P. Chait has become a leading and controversial voice on tenure reform. Chait claims he is not opposed to faculty tenure, but challenges deeply-rooted beliefs when he suggests tenure is not the only way to protect academic freedom and may not be essential in any circumstances. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrative Policy, College Faculty, Educational Change, Employment Practices, Higher Education, Personnel Policy, Tenure
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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