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Publication Date: 2017-Dec
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Shared Governance among the New Majority: Non-Tenure Track Faculty Eligibility for Election to University Faculty Senates
Jones, Willis A.; Hutchens, Neal H.; Hulbert, Azalea; Lewis, Wayne D.; Brown, David M.
Innovative Higher Education, v42 n5-6 p505-519 Dec 2017
Non-tenure track faculty members (NTTF) constitute what has been referred to by scholars as the new faculty majority. The growing numbers of NTTF have led to debates about the role they should play in shared governance. Currently, however, an overall lack of empirical knowledge exists regarding the status of their involvement in institutional governance. Using data from highest research activity doctoral universities, this study investigated current standards related to NTTF eligibility for election to institution-wide faculty senates. We also explored what these faculty governance standards and criteria reveal about the status and position of NTTF within the professoriate.
Descriptors: Nontenured Faculty, Elections, Teacher Participation, Governance, College Administration, Teacher Role, Eligibility, College Governing Councils, Standards, Selection Criteria, Institutional Characteristics, Voting, Participative Decision Making
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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