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ERIC Number: EJ247340
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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Board of Trustees of Keene State College v. Sweeney. Implications for the Future of Peer Review in Faculty Personnel Decisions.
Flygare, Thomas J.
Journal of College and University Law, v7 n1-2 p100-10 1980-81
Sweeney is the first higher education case in which a court overruled unanimous peer recommendation against promotion and tenure. The possible implications for the peer review or collegial model of making faculty promotion and tenure decisions are examined, and more thorough and objective decision methods are recommended. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Court Litigation, Decision Making, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Evaluation, Faculty Promotion, Higher Education, Institutional Autonomy, Peer Evaluation, Personnel Policy, Tenure
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Board of Trustees Keene State College v Sweeney