The Faculty Lounges
And Other Reasons Why You Won't Get the College Education You Pay For
Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Education, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Educational Reform, Administration
| Author: | Naomi Schaefer Riley | ISBN: | 9781566638883 |
| Publisher: | Ivan R. Dee | Publication: | June 16, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Ivan R. Dee | Language: | English |
| Author: | Naomi Schaefer Riley |
| ISBN: | 9781566638883 |
| Publisher: | Ivan R. Dee |
| Publication: | June 16, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Ivan R. Dee |
| Language: | English |
Veteran journalist Naomi Shaefer Riley contends that tenure—the jobs-for-life entitlement that comes with a university position—is at the heart of so many problems with higher education today. She explores how tenure—with the job security, mediocre salaries, and low levels of accountability it entails—may be attracting the least innovative and interesting members of our society into teaching.
Veteran journalist Naomi Shaefer Riley contends that tenure—the jobs-for-life entitlement that comes with a university position—is at the heart of so many problems with higher education today. She explores how tenure—with the job security, mediocre salaries, and low levels of accountability it entails—may be attracting the least innovative and interesting members of our society into teaching.
