The Changing Landscape of the Academic Profession
The rapid success of for-profit colleges and universities (FPCUs) only recently has caught the attention of scholars in academe. The continuing expansion of the proprietary higher education sector has lead to fundamental questions regarding the purpose and function of FPCUs. As new technologies cont...
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| author | Lechuga, Vicente M. |
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| description | The rapid success of for-profit colleges and universities (FPCUs) only recently has caught the attention of scholars in academe. The continuing expansion of the proprietary higher education sector has lead to fundamental questions regarding the purpose and function of FPCUs. As new technologies continue to emerge, education is becoming of increasing import to employees seeking to upgrade their skills and employers in search of individuals who possess the necessary expertise and training to help their organizations succeed. For-profit institutions challenge traditional notions of the academy--such as shared governance, tenure, and academic freedom--by utilizing administrative practices that more aptly apply to the corporate arena. Moreover, they exclusively employ non-tenure-track faculty members. This study provides a framework for understanding faculty roles and responsibilities at for profit colleges and universities. The author employs a series of in-depth interviews with 53 faculty members, from four for-profit institutions. Utilizing a cultural framework, the study explores the attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of faculty work with particular consideration given to faculty member's non-tenure-track status, participation in decision-making activities, and academic freedom. The study examines the culture of the faculty work by asking how the profit-seeking nature of the institution affects their efforts inside and outside of the classroom. The author introduces a new component to the cultural framework that illustrates how the close ties between FPCUs and business and industry affect the nature of faculty work. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1604412025-05-27T05:24:55Z The Changing Landscape of the Academic Profession Lechuga, Vicente M. Assessing Faculty Members Non-traditional Aged Students Standardized Faculty Evaluations Instructional Faculty Members Stringent Admissions Criteria Traditional IHEs Faculty Work Life Southeastern College Full Time Faculty Members Postsecondary Education Part-time Faculty Member Full Time Faculty Part-time Faculty Traditional Higher Education Institutions DLU Non-tenure Track Faculty Non-tenure Track Faculty Members Quality Assurance Visit PAU Miller College Dress Code Policies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education The rapid success of for-profit colleges and universities (FPCUs) only recently has caught the attention of scholars in academe. The continuing expansion of the proprietary higher education sector has lead to fundamental questions regarding the purpose and function of FPCUs. As new technologies continue to emerge, education is becoming of increasing import to employees seeking to upgrade their skills and employers in search of individuals who possess the necessary expertise and training to help their organizations succeed. For-profit institutions challenge traditional notions of the academy--such as shared governance, tenure, and academic freedom--by utilizing administrative practices that more aptly apply to the corporate arena. Moreover, they exclusively employ non-tenure-track faculty members. This study provides a framework for understanding faculty roles and responsibilities at for profit colleges and universities. The author employs a series of in-depth interviews with 53 faculty members, from four for-profit institutions. Utilizing a cultural framework, the study explores the attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of faculty work with particular consideration given to faculty member's non-tenure-track status, participation in decision-making activities, and academic freedom. The study examines the culture of the faculty work by asking how the profit-seeking nature of the institution affects their efforts inside and outside of the classroom. The author introduces a new component to the cultural framework that illustrates how the close ties between FPCUs and business and industry affect the nature of faculty work. 2025-05-27T05:24:54Z 2025-05-27T05:24:54Z 2025-05-26T07:18:15Z 2005 book ONIX_20250526T085745_9781135508609_47 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/102616 9781135508609 9780415976992 9780203959930 9780415646499 9781135508746 9781135508678 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/160441 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/102616/1/9781135508609.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9780203959930 10.4324/9780203959930 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 9781135508609 9780415976992 9780203959930 9780415646499 9781135508746 9781135508678 Routledge 234 Oxford open access |
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