The Academy with Heart & Soul: Let Dignity Be the Watchword in Handling Faculty Reductions

In recent years, the trend has been to involve college faculty in faculty reduction decisions. Experience suggests that for faculty participation to be effective, it requires accurate financial statements and mutually understood goals, appropriate governance and contractual mechanisms, and establish...

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Published in:Educational record 1996, Vol.77 (1), p.42
Main Author: Young, James H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Career Planning
Caring
College Administration
College Faculty
Colleges & universities
Collegiality
Decision Making
Downsizing
Faculty College Relationship
Financial Audits
Financial Problems
Governance
Higher Education
Human Dignity
Interprofessional Relationship
Job Layoff
Layoffs
Organizational Communication
Outplacement Services (Employment)
Pain
Personnel Management
Professional Personnel
Retrenchment
Self Esteem
Teacher Dismissal
Teacher Participation
Teacher Role
Teachers
Trend Analysis
War
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Summary:In recent years, the trend has been to involve college faculty in faculty reduction decisions. Experience suggests that for faculty participation to be effective, it requires accurate financial statements and mutually understood goals, appropriate governance and contractual mechanisms, and establishment of humane means of addressing the needs of those affected. (MSE)
ISSN:0013-1873