Learning from the experience of others: The evolution of faculty tenure and promotion rules in comprehensive institutions

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 204-237

  Youn, Ted I K ^a   Price, Tanya M ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 67651241308     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.0.0041     Document Type: Article

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