Career Contingencies of English University Teachers

Collison, Peter

doi:10.2307/587272

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“…For England, Collison (1962) found that for the period 1951-1961, 42 per cent of promotions to'professor were internal appointments. For readers and senior lecturers, the percentages were 84 and 88 respectively.…”

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Thoughts on ?publish or perish?

Lofthouse

1974

High Educ

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It is widely believed that one publishes or perishes in academic life. This proposition is examined and evidence noted that shows salary and success of various kinds are related to publication. Teaching appears not to be rewarded. But this does not mean that one goal dominates university life. When one examines how academics spend their time, what they state as their interests and so forth, a different picture emerges. Moreover the actual publication output of most academics is not large, and evidence on how academics attain their appointments suggests that publication is less important than it might appear. Publication is not an oppressive requirement. Finally, a brief examination of the outlet for much academic publication, the journal market, is made.

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Section: Selection Of Staffmentioning

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Thoughts on ?publish or perish?

Lofthouse

1974

High Educ

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“…The findings of Marshall and Brown suggest that salary considerations, work conditions, dissatisfaction with administration and location, research opportunities, and considerations of prestige are all important factors in the decisions of faculty members to stay or to leave. A study by Collison (1962) of British university practices provides an interesting contrast. He found that there was virtually no within-grade movement between British universities and that only 25 percent of British university faculties were at the three highest grades (professor, reader, and senior lecturer).…”

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