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Debunking the Myth of Academe.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Shaw, George Coombs |
| Copyright Year | 2000 |
| Abstract | er education have changed considerably over recent decades. The past 30 years have seen an enormous expansion in higher education, particularly in public and two-year institutions. With this expansion have come significant changes that range from the routinization of academic work to the loss of faculty autonomy. These trends have paralleled, in many respects, the socioeconomic and institutional changes that earlier transformed American primary and secondary education. As K-12 education for all children became a legally guaranteed right, large administrative bureaucracies emerged to threaten teacher autonomy with increasing routinization and centralized control. Public school teachers responded by unionizing, and, through collective bargaining, they have advanced and protected their rights and professional concerns. Collective bargaining has also emerged as an important factor in higher education. Many faculty today are successfully bargaining to protect their professional autonomy and ensure equitable compensation. Yet there are those who still THE NEA HIGHER EDUCATION JOURNAL 29 |
| Starting Page | 29 |
| Ending Page | 40 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 16 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.nea.org/assets/img/PubThoughtAndAction/TAA_00Fal_05.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
