Rethinking faculty work and workplaces : higher education's strategic imperative / Judith M. Gappa, Ann E. Austin, Andrea G. Trice.
Material type: TextPublication details: San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: 400 pISBN:- 9780787966133 (hbk.) :
- 9780787966133 (hbk.) :
- 378.12 GAP
- LB2331.72 .G375 2007
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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.