Tenure and the entrepreneurial academy: a reply
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Educator David Breneman has proposed a course of action in the elimination of academic tenure. Questioning the viability of tenure in modern society, he opted for a 'historical and economic' tack in advancing his argument against tenure. However, an analysis of his argument would show that, aside from it being historically inaccurate, his economic assessment fails to account for his claimed result. His recommendation that young academics accept a market-driven model of academics as a way to eliminate tenure would only serve to pit young teachers against the older ones, as well as the more applied disciplines against the humanities.
Publication Name: Sociological Perspectives
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0731-1214
Year: 1998
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Academic tenure and employment in the UK
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The absence of academic tenure in the UK, both in contemporary and historical times, is analyzed. This was evidenced by the lack of tenure among the junior academic staff members of UK universities during the early part of the 20th century, resulting in job insecurity and the formation of an underprivileged teaching class in the academic structure. However, demand for better pay and job security by the non-professorial academic staff increased over time. Unfortunately, the Conservative government's Education Reform Act for 1988 effectively ended the reign of academic tenure in the UK, at least among its 'old' universities.
Publication Name: Sociological Perspectives
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0731-1214
Year: 1998
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Reflections on tenure
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Higher education, particularly the issue of the significance of academic tenure, has been under increasing attack in recent years. Among the changes that have been recommended to address the problem of tenure and its supposed ramifications, some suggest moves that would affect the vital aspects of academic life, including tenure and collegial governance. However, a closer look at these suggested changes reveals that some, if not most, are being recommended merely to boost the bottom line and to create a fracture within what is a delicate balanced partnership in the field of higher education.
Publication Name: Sociological Perspectives
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0731-1214
Year: 1998
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