Prospects for faculty in the arts and sciences : a study of factors affecting demand and supply, 1987 to 2012 /

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This thought-provoking study of academic job markets over the next quarter century uses rigorous analysis to project substantial excess demand for faculty starting in the 1997-2002 period. Particularly severe imbalances are projected in the humanities and social sciences. Contrary to popular impress...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Bowen, William G. (Autor), Sosa, Julie Ann, 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1989]
Colección:Princeton legacy library
Temas:
College teachers > Supply and demand > United States.
Science and the arts > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
College teachers > Supply and demand
Science and the arts > Study and teaching (Higher)
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • CHAPTER ONE. Introduction
  • CHAPTER TWO. Age Distributions and Exits from Academia
  • CHAPTER THREE. Population Trends and Enrollment Projections
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Enrollment by Sector and Field of Study: Trends and Projections
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Student/Faculty Ratios and Projections of Faculty Positions
  • CHAPTER SIX. The Supply of New Doctorates
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. The Changing Balance between Supply and Demand
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. Adjustment Mechanisms
  • CHAPTER NINE. Questions of Policy
  • APPENDIX A. Principal Sources of Data and Definitions of Fields of Study and Sectors
  • APPENDIX B. Derivation of Exit Probabilities
  • APPENDIX C. Correcting for Shifts in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions
  • APPENDIX D. Additional Tables for Chapters Four, Six, and Seven
  • Publications Cited.

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