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ERIC Number: EJ312053
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Federal Court Involvement in Academic Personnel Decisions: Impact on Peer Review.
Lee, Barbara A.
Journal of Higher Education, v56 n1 p38-54 Jan-Feb 1985
It is believed that the courts have intruded on the prerogatives of academics to use peer evaluations in personnel decisions. An analysis of academic discrimination cases in the federal courts demonstrates that judicial review is deferential to peer judgments and appears to have little impact on colleges' faculty personnel policies. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Court Litigation, Decision Making, Dismissal (Personnel), Due Process, Evaluation Criteria, Federal Courts, Higher Education, Peer Evaluation, Personnel Management, Personnel Policy, Promotion (Occupational), Social Discrimination, Tenure
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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