Tenure: why faculty, and the nation, need it, Report of the 2011-2012 Academic Affairs Standing Committee: the evolving role of scholarly teaching in teaching excellence for current and future faculty, Is tenure justified?

Again, reform in the area of policies and procedures is the solution, not the elimination of tenure in its entirety. To construct your equations with MathType or Equation Editor 3.0: If you have an equation that has already been produced using Microsoft Word 2007 or 2010 and you have access to the full version of MathType 6.5 or later, you can convert this equation to MathType by clicking on MathType Insert Equation. These results mirror those of a 2015 AACP faculty survey, in which approximately 16% of respondents disagreed or strongly disagreed that their school consistently applied promotion and/or tenure policies and procedures.22. ERIC is an online library of education research and information, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. University of Maryland, College Park, United States, Pamela Petrease Felder, PhD In fact, the tenure system may promote complacency and allow faculty members to underachieve while leaving the institution no recourse. California State University, East Bay, United States, Ximena U. Zúñiga, PhD

Moreover, a 2005 survey from the Higher Education Research Institute reported that 34% of faculty members believed tenure was outdated.26. Academic tenure is a controversial and highly debated topic. University of Maryland, College Park, United States, Patton O. Garriott, PhD Add to this that nontenure-track faculty members often may not be eligible to serve on some committees, such as promotion and tenure and, in some instances, cannot participate in institutional governance to the same degree as their tenure track colleagues. University of Texas at El Paso, United States, D. Anthony Clark, PhD Western Sydney University, Australia, Michelle M. Espino, PhD

Prior to submission, please carefully read and follow the submission guidelines detailed below. Faculty members in tenure-track positions and/or tenured positions may receive additional mentorship and resources from the institution. Ohio State University, United States, Frim Ampaw, EdD American Educational Research Association, Scholarly activities of the most productive CLS faculty and schools in the USA, Post-tenure review at the University of Louisville School of Medicine: a faculty development and revitalization tool, Tenure as a fact of academic life: a methodology for managing the performance of tenured professors. Azusa Pacific University, United States, Bach Mai Dolly Nguyen, PhD Each listed reference should be cited in text, and each text citation should be listed in the References section. The other side of the tenure debate holds that tenure is outdated and should be removed all together or undergo significant reform because institutions apply unclear or inconsistent tenure policies and procedures and tenure decisions can potentially discriminate against individuals.

Association of Mexican American Educators Journal. Academic due process: recommended institutional regulations on academic freedom and tenure. The purpose of this paper is to provide a point/counterpoint of the inclusion and application of tenure in US colleges of pharmacy. Retention of faculty members can in turn allow for a successful and sustainable mentorship program to develop junior faculty members.12 A 3-year mentorship program developed for nursing faculty members with novice-level experience in scholarship and research demonstrated success in advancing desired career outcomes as a result of scholar-mentoring collaborations with senior faculty members. At times, it can be unfair, inconsistent, result in unproductive faculty members, and hamper the collaboration and innovation needed for optimal teaching, service, and scholarship. University of Arizona, United States, David Pérez II, PhD Please note that APA does not endorse or take responsibility for the service providers listed.