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ERIC Number: EJ427414
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
Professional Currency among Midcareer College Faculty: Family and Work Factors.
Tosti-Vasey, Joanne L.; Willis, Sherry L.
Research in Higher Education, v32 n2 p123-39 Apr 1991
A study examined work and family variables that differentiate college faculty (n=97) in English and engineering who are more and less current with regard to their discipline's knowledge base. Factors examined include amount and flexibility of work- and family-related responsibilities, work standards, and time spent on research and professional development. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Engineering, English, Faculty Development, Faculty Workload, Family Characteristics, Family Life, Higher Education, Knowledge Level
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Individual Responsibility; Stress Factors