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Rethinking faculty work and workplaces : higher education's strategic imperative / Judith M. Gappa, Ann E. Austin, Andrea G. Trice.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: 400 pISBN:
  • 9780787966133 (hbk.) :
  • 9780787966133 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 378.12 GAP
LOC classification:
  • LB2331.72 .G375 2007
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.
Summary: The authors explore the makings of a meaningful faculty career. Speaking to the concerns of both faculty and administrators, this book is a resource for rethinking the shape and motivation of the faculty career in this time of rapid change in the world of higher education.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 378.12 GAP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 209179

Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

The authors explore the makings of a meaningful faculty career. Speaking to the concerns of both faculty and administrators, this book is a resource for rethinking the shape and motivation of the faculty career in this time of rapid change in the world of higher education.

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