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¶ … remain gaps in that literature needing to be filled, which is one reason why the proposed study is needed. One particular study documents the reasoning supporting the proposed study by stating that "few empirical studies have addressed the spectrum of faculty views regarding post-tenure review" (Wood, Johnsrud, 2005, p. 394). This study would seek to at least slightly change that remark by adding its findings to the current literature.
Additionally, this study would seek to answer a number of questions regarding why post-tenure reviews are important not only to the world of academia, but to society in general. One recent study compared the manner in which post-tenure reviews take place to the method used to evaluate employees in the workforce, and determined that "colleges and universities should not be compared to businesses, and the education of students should not be compared to products produced by factories" (Pitts, Kamery, 2005, p. 68)....
The study makes the statement that comparing the corporate and academic cultures is like comparing apples and oranges (p. 67). It would seem that a study such as the one being proposed would help to either make the case that post-tenure review is an excellent evaluation tool, or make the case that tenure is no longer necessary. Either finding would help in justification of action, whatever the action might be.
In today's current environment both academia and business entities are under huge pressure to become as highly efficient as possible; fiscally, structurally, and administratively.
A recent study found that "institutions have sought a number of ways to respond to the career needs of faculty, especially given public demands for accountability and perceptions that universities are not doing enough about the alleged deadwood problem" (Wood, Jarlais, 2006, p. 563). The study also states that in response to internal and external…
References
Di Leo, J.R. (2005) Uncollegiality, tenure and the weasel clause, Symploke, Vol. 13, Nos. 1 -- 2, pp. 99-107
Pitts, S.T. & Kamery, R.H.; (2005) Academic model or corporate model: Is tenure still viable?, Academy of Educational Leadership Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 67 -- 79
Wood, M. & Jarlais, C.D. (2006) When post-tenure review policy and practice diverge: Making the case for congruence, The Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 77, No. 4, pp. 561-588
Wood, M. & Johnsrud, L.; (2005) Post-tenure review: What matters to faculty, The Review of Higher Education, Vol. 28, Issue 3, pp. 393-420
This wide array of data strands could then be manipulated to measure the veracity of the philosophical claims informing our qualitative argument. Envisioned Analysis: The analysis which is envisioned as a way to address the available datasets is provided for by Creswell & Plano-Clark (2007), who denote that data-mixing is a valuable way to determine whether or not variables possess meaningful relationships with one another. According to the text by Creswell
This denotes that different perceptions of tenure are produced by different statuses and tenure opportunities amongst personnel. The present research question is designed to yield a discussion on how these differing perceptions may impact the effectiveness of an organization. This will require examination of matters such as the impact of hierarchy and the quality differentials between tenured or tenure-track professors and part-time, non-tenure track or adjunct professors. 5. Does tenure
For each selected school, there will be three groups of which quota sampling will be employed to achieve equal number of respondents. The three groups would be the faculty members, student administrators, and students. Respondents will once again be randomly-selected from the list that we shall be acquiring from the university. Instrumentation A questionnaire shall be devised by the researcher in order to gather opinion and understand attitudes on post-tenure review.
However, some identifying information is necessary to evaluate the length of time the subject has spent at an institution, their department, professors' publishing records, and other issues that arise when conducting the review process of professors and evaluating teaching records. Additionally, if subjects are considered to have been given a negative post-tenure review by faculty members or students, the professors might have an alternative view they wish to share with
Tenure The Wood and De Jarlais study of 2006 set out to accomplish three objectives. Those three objectives as stated by the study were to: (1) to provide assurance to the University and its constituents that professional resources and particular areas of expertise are being used to the best advantage; (2) to provide for the systematic recognition of excellence and develop incentives for superior performance; and (3) to provide means for
Indeed, regardless of how the discussion is framed, this power struggle between administrators and educators remains a constant and relevant force. Still, some research comes to support this idea that tenure helps to promote inequality across certain lines. For instance, Evans et al. (2008) remark on the gender and race lines that permeate the educational hierarchy. According to Evans et al., "sixteen percent of faculty in undergraduate and graduate