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ERIC Number: EJ327431
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Faculty Tenure: To Hold or Not to Hold.
Boaz, Martha
Educational Research Quarterly, v9 n4 p2-3 1984-85
Tenure for faculty in universities and other institutions of higher education is reexamined. Originally intended to protect intellectual freedom, tenure currently places a financial burden on institutions subject to dwindling financial resources. Colleges and universities are encouraged to replace tenure with a year-by-year contract system. (LMO)
Descriptors: Accountability, Contract Salaries, Educational Finance, Higher Education, Intellectual Freedom, Tenure
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: American Association of University Professors