{"product_id":"the-faculty-factor-9781421420929","title":"The Faculty Factor","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten for professors, adjuncts, graduate students, and academic, political, business, and not-for-profit leaders, this data-rich study offers a balanced assessment of the risks and opportunities posed for the American faculty by economic, market-driven forces beyond their control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScholars active in the study of higher education may find this book very informative not only for the plentiful information and data provided, but also for the authors’ in-depth analysis of the evolution of the place of faculty in academia and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e—Giulio Marini, \u003ci\u003eHigher Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  PrefaceAcknowledgments  Part I. Setting the Stage1. Establishing the Framework: The Emergence of a New Paradigm2. The American Faculty in Historical Perspective3. The Faculty in Profile  Part II--Changing Trajectories of Academic Careers4. Changing Pathways to Career Entry5. Career Progression and Mobility6. Career Exit: Faculty Retirement Viewed Anew  Part III--The Changing Complexion of Faculty Work and Professional Identity7. Faculty Work Under Pressure8. Academic Culture and Values in Transition9. Academic Compensation Trends In A New Era  Part IV--American Academics in Global Perspectives10. The American Faculty in a Newly Globalized Higher Education Environment11. American Faculty in an International Perspective  Part V--Prospects for the Academic Profession12. American Academic Life Restructured13. Where From Here? Interventions to Reinvigorate the Faculty Factor  Afterword   Appendixes A. Data Sources: An Overview and Status Report 00B. PhD Production and Distribution TrendsC. Race and Ethnicity Classifications: An UpdateD. Changing Academic Professions, 2007-08: MethodologyE. Appendix Tables  Index","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408120324439,"sku":"9781421420929","price":38.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421420929.jpg?v=1730501658","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-faculty-factor-9781421420929","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}