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ERIC Number: EJ314000
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Career Disruption in Higher Education.
Williams, Joyce E.; Johansen, Elinor
Journal of Higher Education, v56 n2 p144-60 Mar-Apr 1985
A descriptive study of 29 PhD's whose anticipated academic careers have been disrupted by tenure denial, contract termination, or underemployment is discussed. The subjects' assessments of their situations, their problems, and their coping techniques are described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Dismissal (Personnel), Doctoral Degrees, Faculty Mobility, Faculty Promotion, Higher Education, Part Time Faculty, Surveys, Teacher Employment, Tenure, Underemployment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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