In Search of a New Equilibrium: Economic Aspects of Higher Education's Changing Faculty Composition

David H. Monk (), Michael J. Dooris () and Rodney A. Erickson ()
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David H. Monk: College of Education, Pennsylvania State University
Michael J. Dooris: Office of Planning and Institutional Assessment, Pennsylvania State University
Rodney A. Erickson: Executive Vice President and Provost, Pennsylvania State University

Education Finance and Policy, 2009, vol. 4, issue 3, 300-318

Abstract: This article examines the interconnected phenomena of recruitment, retention, and utilization of faculty at research universities, with special emphasis on the changing mix of tenure track and contingent (i.e., fixed term) faculty members. The authors argue, based upon both national data and detailed information from a particular institution, that powerful economic forces are prompting research universities to rethink fundamental strategies about the core academic workforce. © 2009 American Education Finance Association

Keywords: higher education; faculty composition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 I22 I23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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