However, the tenure review process is also not without some controls -- periodic reviews take place as a form of performance evaluation, even if dismissals are only granted to tenured faculty based upon extreme misconduct. And there is a new trend towards creating a post-tenure review process with more stringent penalties such as salary reduction, dismissal, censure, and a reduction in workload for professors with poor records (McPherson & Schapiro 1991, 95).
Concerns still remain that the longevity of tenured faculty can cause a department to grow stale, and how this can impinge upon the quality of student education (Johnson & Kelly 1998, 740). Finally,...
Working within an educational field that has promised them the reward of a tenure position after years of employment has assured many educators that their jobs within the various ranks of education will be secured. Yet, recently, efforts to create post-tenure review have placed that solid security in great jeopardy. Thus, studies and research revolving around the current tenure system, its benefits, as well as the consequences of implementing
Nursing Organizations The purpose, mission, activities, benefits, and target audience of two professional nursing organizations: The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and the American College of Nurse Midwives A nurse beginning her medical career will likely want to join an organization that can support her throughout her tenure in the profession. On a personal level, professional organizations provide a source of continuing education and networking. On a professional level, organizations
That is, in proposing this model, Minor wanted to encourage further discussion on the topic of faculty participation in university governance in a way that would stimulate conversation that could yield results. Other researchers may want to modify Minor's models after creating some sort of algorithm that can help them become more scientific. Other ways in which researchers might build on Minor's research include investigations into the appropriate function
The fact that a novel in the sentimental and seduction genre attained such heights of popularity is, in the first instance, evidence its impact and effect on the psyche and minds of the female readers of the novel. As one critic cogently notes: Why a book which barely climbs above the lower limits of literacy, and which handles, without psychological acuteness or dramatic power, a handful of stereotyped characters in
Incentives and Performance Kopelman, R., et al. (2012); Further Development of a Measure of Theory X and Y Managerial Assumptions. Journal of Managerial Issues. 24 (4): 450-62. Certainly, there is no one best way to ensure that either employees or managers are properly motivated. Most scholarship, in fact, indicates that motivation is a balance between the task-relevant behavior and the maturity and acumen of the group in which the individual manages
We have identified the loophole in our verification process and we have determined that this failure was caused by the fact that Ms. Logan had already successfully passed the bar exam at the time that she was first hired as a summer intern while she was still pursuing her degree in Accounting and Finance. Because he furnished a valid law license at that time, her credentials were not subjected
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