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ERIC Number: EJ317087
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Academic Prophecies.
Nielsen, Robert M.; Polishook, Irwin H.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v30 n8 p6 Apr 24 1985
Academic prophecies are characterized by their innocence, detachment from the realities of politics and economics, and deference to a limited cohort of administrative representatives. Careless forecasting of the untested future contributes to public misunderstanding of higher education's role in society. (MLW)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, College Role, Educational Change, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Prediction, Tenure, Unions
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: One in a series of American Federation of Teachers Higher Education Papers.