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ERIC Number: EJ192144
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978-Oct
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ISSN: ISSN-0001-8791
Mid-Career Change in Academia: The Decision to Become an Administrator.
Snyder, Robert A.; And Others
Journal of Vocational Behavior, v13 n2 p229-41 Oct 1978
This study explores the reasons why professors will leave their teaching/research occupations to begin new careers as administrators. Valence-Instrumentality-Expectancy theory of occupational preference and choice was used as a framework to examine mid-career change among professors. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Choice, Career Planning, College Administration, College Faculty, Employment Opportunities, Job Satisfaction, Promotion (Occupational), Research Projects
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Language: English
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