A Study of the Status of Tenure in the Nation's Public Two-Year Colleges.

Autor/in	Smith, Milton L.
Institution	Southwest Texas State Univ., San Marcos.
Titel	A Study of the Status of Tenure in the Nation's Public Two-Year Colleges.
Quelle	(1984), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Collective Bargaining; College Faculty; Community Colleges; Employment Practices; National Surveys; Personnel Policy; Policy Formation; Questionnaires; State Legislation; Teacher Dismissal; Tenure; Two Year Colleges + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Tarifverhandlung; Fakultät; Community college; Community College; Berufspraxis; Personalpolitik; Politische Betätigung; Fragebogen; Landesrecht; Lehrerbeurlaubung; Amtszeit; Beschäftigungsdauer
Abstract	In summer 1984, a study was conducted to assess the current status of tenure in public two-year colleges. Surveys were mailed to state administrators of two-year college education, requesting information on the provision of statutory or customary tenure; the number of years of consecutive employment needed for becoming eligible for tenure; reasons for the dismissal of tenured faculty; the power of local boards to establish tenure policy; and collective bargaining. Study findings, based on responses from 43 states, included the following: (1) seven states provided statutory tenure and another four states reported that state governing boards made provision for statewide tenure policies; (2) among the 11 states with a statewide tenure policy, there was a range of 2 to 7 years in the number of consecutive years of employment needed to become eligible for tenure; (3) all 11 states with a statewide policy indicated that tenured faculty could be dismissed "for cause," e.g., immorality, misconduct in office, and incompetency; (4) in 17 states, local boards were employed to establish a tenure policy for their college; (5) 19 of the 31 states that did not have a statutory tenure policy indicated that customary or traditional tenure was practiced; and (6) 11 states reported that contractual tenure was permitted in collective bargaining contracts. The survey instrument is appended. (LAL)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01