Examining the influences on faculty departure intentions: A comparison of tenured versus nontenured faculty at research universities using NSOPF-99

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-176

  Zhou, Ying ^a   Volkwein, James Fredericks ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intention to leave; Nontenured faculty; Retention; Tenured faculty

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843096226     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:RIHE.0000015693.38603.4c     Document Type: Article

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