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The Relationship Between And Among Policy Variables, Type Of Institution, And Perceptions Of Academic Administrators With Regard To Post- Tenure Review, Beverly Jo Harris Jan 1996

The Relationship Between And Among Policy Variables, Type Of Institution, And Perceptions Of Academic Administrators With Regard To Post- Tenure Review, Beverly Jo Harris

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This study was designed to examine the relationship between and among post-tenure review policy variables and types of institutions, as perceived by chief academic administrators at colleges and universities across the United States.

Chief academic administrators at 680 randomly selected accredited institutions were mailed the Post-tenure Review Survey, an instrument designed by the researcher. A total of 347 (51%) administrators returned the survey.

Demographic data indicated that tenure was operative at 67.4 percent of the institutions. Tenured faculty evaluation was reported by 87.2 percent of the institutions where tenure was operative. Formal, written post-tenure review policies were in effect at …