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1. Verfasser:	Herbers, Joan M. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Hoboken Wiley 2014
Schriftenreihe:	J-B ASHE Higher Education Report Series (AEHE)
Schlagworte:	EDUCATION / Higher College teachers, Part-time College teachers / Tenure College teachers > Tenure
Beschreibung:	Part-Time on the Tenure Track; Contents; Executive Summary; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Part-Time Tenure Track in Higher Education; Précis; Faculty Flexibility and the Part-Time Option; The Need for Faculty Flexibility; The Imperative of Faculty Retention; The Faculty Life Course; PTTT and the Flexibility Agenda; Policy and Practice; Profile I: PTTT at Three Institutions; Who Are They?; Sources of Data on PTTT; IPEDS Data; Overview of PTTT Faculty; Institutions Reporting PTTT Faculty; NSOPF Data; The Leslie-Walke Study; The NSOPF-04 Database; Faculty Satisfaction; Profile II. Patterns of Use by PTTT FacultyEarly Career and Family Constraints; Dual-Career Placement; Childcare Constraints; Effect of Early-Career PTTT Positions on Long-Term Success; Mid-Career Motivations; Late Career: Phasing Into Retirement; Policies for Phased Retirement; Phased Retirement as an Institutional Strategy; Conclusion; Profile III: Transitional Retirement at Colorado State University (CSU); Lessons From Academic Medical Centers; Academic Medicine Must Adapt to a Changing Workforce; Faculty Retention; PTTT in Academic Medicine; Department Culture; Differences Among Specialty Areas The Life Course Model in Academic MedicineProfile IV; Analogs to Part-Time Tenure Track; Analogs Within Academia; Analogs in Other Work Sectors: The Path to Partner; Law; Accounting; Conclusion; Profile V; The Structure of PTTT Positions; Policies on PTTT; Policy Development; Usage of PTTT Policies; Parameters of PTTT Appointments; Faculty Contracts; Time Course for PTTT Faculty Positions; Special Considerations for Shared Positions; Special Considerations for Faculty Phasing to Retirement; Conclusion; Profile VI; Benefits and Challenges; The View From Administration; Pros; Cons The View From the FacultyReduced Compensation; Departmental Culture; The Flexibility Stigma; Conclusion; Profile VII; External Forces; Laws About Fair Hiring and Conflicts of Interest; Faculty Contracts for Collective Bargaining; State Retirement Systems; Funding Agencies; Accreditation Bodies; Insurance Companies; Special Faculty Units; Conclusion; Profile VIII; A Pathway Forward; The Faculty Life Course; Challenging the Ideal Worker; Best Practices for PTTT; The New Ideal; Notes; Appendix 1 Individuals Who Have Held PTTT Positions in Early Career, and Their Current Status Appendix 2 Snapshots of Institutional Policies and Usage of PTTT Positions, Excluding Phased Retirement PoliciesReferences; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Author; About the ASHE Higher Education Report Series; Call for Proposals; Recent Titles; Order Form; Advert; EULA. The case for a flexible work schedule for faculty 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 offers 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 f
Beschreibung:	186 pages
ISBN:	9781118995976 111899597X