Faculty Careers: Maturation, Demographic, and Historical Effects

Sixty-five University of Michigan arts and science faculty members were interviewed on a number of matters related to their careers. Roughly one-third joined the faculty as assistant professors in each of the three years, 1960, 1965, or 1970. Vitae were used to obtain scholarly productivity measures...

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Published in:Research in higher education 1985-01, Vol.22 (2), p.135-154
Main Authors: Lawrence, Janet H., Blackburn, Robert T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Careers
Age groups
Cohort effect
College Faculty
College instruction
Colleges
Demography
Educational research
Higher education
Occupational Achievement
Productivity
Promotion (Occupational)
Universities
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Summary:Sixty-five University of Michigan arts and science faculty members were interviewed on a number of matters related to their careers. Roughly one-third joined the faculty as assistant professors in each of the three years, 1960, 1965, or 1970. Vitae were used to obtain scholarly productivity measures. The data were analyzed with regard to productivity, promotion rate, and perceptions and values of faculty with respect to the weight that research, teaching, and service are and should be given in promotion decisions. The various outcomes were then examined from the perspectives of maturation (aging), demographic (cohort), and historical effects. The conclusion is that different perspectives are needed to explain different phenomena. Cohort effects, sometimes modified by historical events, were more effective and called upon more often than were explanations relating to age.
ISSN:0361-0365
1573-188X
DOI:10.1007/BF00974911