Part-time on the tenure track /
The ideal worker model is dominant in academe, but it presents a mismatch with real faculty lives. The case for a faculty flexibility has been repeatedly made, with one policy recommendation being part-time positions for tenure-track/tenured faculty (PTTT). Despite some of the benefits of this appro...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco, California :
Jossey-Bass,
[2014]
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| Series: | ASHE higher education report ;
v. 40, no. 5. |
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| Summary: | The ideal worker model is dominant in academe, but it presents a mismatch with real faculty lives. The case for a faculty flexibility has been repeatedly made, with one policy recommendation being part-time positions for tenure-track/tenured faculty (PTTT). Despite some of the benefits of this approach for both faculty and institutions, the PTTT concept is the least implemented policy for faculty flexibility and is poorly understood. This report challenges the ideal worker model by offering the first comprehensive treatment of PTTT, suggesting that this mode of flexibility enhances recruitment, retention, and engagement of faculty, while offering value-added productivity, planning potential, and faculty loyalty for the institution. Herbers provides data that explore how a PTTT policy can lead to faculty success and satisfaction across the lifespan of a career, and likewise offers analogies and examples of well-established practices that administrators across institution types can adapt to create their own policies. Administrators and faculty will find the author's policy recommendations, best practices, and solutions to common challenges to be a roadmap for stimulating change in their institutions. -from back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 161 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-147) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781118995761 1118995767 |
| ISSN: | 1551-6970 ; |