Higher education is becoming destabilized in the face of
extraordinarily rapid change. The composition of the academy's most
valuable asset -- the faculty -- and the essential nature of
faculty work are being transformed. Jack H. Schuster and Martin J.
Finkelstein describe the transformation of the American faculty in
the most extensive and ambitious analysis of the American academic
profession undertaken in a generation. This volume depicts the
scope and depth of the transformation, combining empirical data
drawn from three decades of national higher education surveys. At
once startling and disturbing, The American Faculty provides the
context for interpreting these developments as part of a larger
structural evolution of the U.S. higher education system.
"The American Faculty is destined to be a classic... The most
thorough and thoughtful analysis of its topic in many years." --
Journal of Education Planning and Administration
"A significant resource for data on the American professoriate."
-- Academe
"This book and its extensive research appendices are a must-read
for scholars who study the academic profession... It will be
important for provosts, deans, department chairs, and those who
have previously been involved in the 'faculty roles and rewards'
movement to read this book and interpret its trends and
implications for their own campuses and plans for faculty hiring,
professional development, and reward systems." -- Review of Higher
Education
"Practitioners and researchers looking for a comprehensive
overview of the faculty life with an emphasis on changes in the
last 40 years will be well served by reading The American Faculty."
-- Journal of College StudentDevelopment
"An impressive piece of work... key reading for anyone
interested in the state of academic work." -- Studies in Higher
Education
Jack H. Schuster is a professor of education and public policy
at Claremont Graduate University. Martin J. Finkelstein is a
professor of higher education at Seton Hall University.
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