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tenure [ten′yər] Etymology: L, tenere, to hold 1 (in a university) a faculty appointment with few limits on the number of years it may be held. 2 a permanent appointment usually awarded to a person who has advanced to the rank of associate professor and who demonstrates scholarship, community service, and teaching excellence in a specific field of study. tenure Academia A status granted to a person with a 'terminal' degree–eg, doctor of medicine–MD or doctor of philosophy–PhD, after a trial period, which protects him/her from summary dismissal; tenured
academicians are expected to assume major duties in research, teaching and, if applicable, Pt care fostering, through their activities, the academic 'agenda' of their respective departments or institutions. See Endowed chair, Lecturer, Professor. Cf Chair. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Factors that affect academic tenure in schools of
nursing. The joint AAC (American Association of Colleges, now AAC & U)
and AAUP Commission on Academic Tenure in Higher Education observed in
1973 that, historically, institutions were able "to rely on
individual self-discipline and the informed correctives of collegial
associations" to ensure that general professional standards were
enforced.
Issues of academic tenure and contractual matters are as real as their
counterparts in policing. |
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