Michael J Dooris

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Effective Practices for Academic Leaders: Planning for Improvement in the Academic DepartmentPaperback, 1 October 2006

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Effective Practices for Academic Leaders
Part of Series
Effective Practices for Academic Leaders Archive
Print Length
16 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Stylus Publishing (VA)
Date Published
1 Oct 2006
ISBN-10
1579221599
ISBN-13
9781579221591

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**Executive Summary
In this briefing I describe trends in higher education that impact the hiring and success of tenure-track faculty: increasing competition for the "best and the brightest," the "generational change" expected as a cohort of retiring senior faculty is replaced by a new generation, and expanding roles for faculty as external influences widen expectations for higher education. I review some of the research on expectations and concerns of early-career faculty, highlighting particularly the difficulties young faculty members have identified in (1) understanding and achieving expectations for tenure and promotion, (2) becoming socialized in their institutions and departments and finding colleagues with whom to collaborate, and (3) balancing the multiple demands of jobs and personal and family responsibilities.

In addition, I explore the multiple forms of scholarship in which new faculty members are often expected to become engaged, along with the risks associated with expanded expectations and the resulting "overloaded plate." By reviewing the results from job-satisfaction surveys of tenure-track faculty, with attention to the expectations of women and minority faculty and faculty at different types of institutions, I have identified what administrators can learn about creating competitive academic workplaces. Among the factors affecting workplace satisfaction for early-career faculty is work-life balance. I include a review of recent efforts to implement policies and practices to assist faculty, particularly early-career faculty, in balancing work and family responsibilities. Finally, I provide a list of questions that chairs and their departments can ask themselves about the support that they provide early-career faculty, and I present professional development resources. The briefing identifies the important role of the department chair in providing new faculty members--indeed, all faculty members--a supportive environment that offers clearly defined expectations and appropriate rewards, a balanced work life, and opportunities for collegiality and
community.
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Product Details

Authors:
Michael J DoorisLouise Sandmeyre
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 October 2006
Dimensions:
28.04 x 21.39 x 0.08 cm
ISBN-10:
1579221599
ISBN-13:
9781579221591
Language:
English
Location:
Sterling, VA
Pages:
16
Weight:
40.82 gm

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