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Faculty Factor: Reassessing the American Academy in a Turbulent Era

Contributor(s): Finkelstein, Martin J (Author), Conley, Valerie Martin (Author), Schuster, Jack H (Author)

ISBN: 9781421420929

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

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Pub Date: November 1, 2016

Dewey: 378.12

LCCN: 2016005162

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.50" H x 9.00" L x 6.30" W ( 1.90 lbs) 584 pages

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Description: Written for professors, adjuncts, graduate students, and academic, political, business, and not-for-profit leaders, this data-rich study offers a balanced assessment of the risks and opportunities posed for the American faculty by economic, market-driven forces beyond their control.

Brief description: Jack H. Schuster is professor emeritus of education and public policy and a senior research fellow at Claremont Graduate University. He is a coauthor of The New Academic Generation: A Profession in Transformation and The American Faculty: The Restructuring of Academic Work and Careers.

Review Quotes: Scholars active in the study of higher education may find this book very informative not only for the plentiful information and data provided, but also for the authors' in-depth analysis of the evolution of the place of faculty in academia and beyond.
--Giulio Marini, Higher Education

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