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The Questions of Tenure

by Richard P. Chait

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Beyond anecdote and opinion, what do we really know about how tenure works? Presenting a picture of academic subcultures, this work offers the results of research on key empirical questions.

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Richard P. Chait

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Richard P. Chait is a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Published: 2002
Genres: Nonfiction, Sociology
DDC/MDS: 378.1
LCC: LB2335.7 .Q84

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