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The Changing Landscape of the Academic Profession - Faculty Culture at For-Profit Colleges and Universities (Hardcover)
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The Changing Landscape of the Academic Profession - Faculty Culture at For-Profit Colleges and Universities (Hardcover)
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The rapid success of for-profit colleges and universities (FPCUs)
only recently has caught the attention of scholars in academe. The
continuing expansion of the proprietary higher education sector has
lead to fundamental questions regarding the purpose and function of
FPCUs. As new technologies continue to emerge, education is
becoming of increasing import to employees seeking to upgrade their
skills and employers in search of individuals who possess the
necessary expertise and training to help their organizations
succeed. For-profit institutions challenge traditional notions of
the academy--such as shared governance, tenure, and academic
freedom--by utilizing administrative practices that more aptly
apply to the corporate arena. Moreover, they exclusively employ
non-tenure-track faculty members. This study provides a framework
for understanding faculty roles and responsibilities at for profit
colleges and universities. The author employs a series of in-depth
interviews with 53 faculty members, from four for-profit
institutions. Utilizing a cultural framework, the study explores
the attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of faculty work with
particular consideration given to faculty member's non-tenure-track
status, participation in decision-making activities, and academic
freedom. The study examines the culture of the faculty work by
asking how the profit-seeking nature of the institution affects
their efforts inside and outside of the classroom. The author
introduces a new component to the cultural framework that
illustrates how the close ties between FPCUs and business and
industry affect the nature of faculty work.
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