Rethinking faculty work : higher education's strategic imperative /

Shows how changes in higher education are transforming the careers of faculty, and provides a model that makes it possible for all faculty to be in a position to do their best.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gappa, Judith M.
Other Authors: Austin, Ann E., Trice, Andrea G., 1966-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2007].
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The changing context for faculty work and workplaces
  • Trends in the national workplace
  • Faculty appointments and faculty members : diversification, growth, and diversity
  • The academic profession today : diverse appointments to meet diverse needs
  • Attracting and retaining excellent faculty
  • The framework of essential elements
  • Respect : the foundation for the essential elements
  • Shared responsibility and joint leadership
  • Equity in academic appointments
  • Academic freedom
  • Ensuring flexibility in academic appointments
  • Professional growth
  • Collegiality
  • Why rethink faculty work and workplaces? a call to action.