The Academic Profession and Career
Perspectives and Problems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11063101 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shirley M Clark (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 24 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Teaching Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-055X • E-ISSN: 1939-862X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1318296 |
| OpenAlex | W2090645164 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 12 |
Analysts claim that the demographic and economic conditions of higher education are adversely affecting the academic profession and faculty careers. This paper reviews the issues and problems in conceptualizations of the academic profession, particularly in the division of labor into teaching and research, and describes the emergence of the modern American professoriate. The paperfocuses on three strands of the academic career, which have evolved at different times with different consequences for current patterns. Theories of adult and career development as they apply to faculty are criticized, and the need for an expanded sociological perspective is stressed. Finally, the consequences of and possible solutions to the unresolved combination of teaching and research in the academic profession are explored
Career development · Higher education · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Research Studies · Law
The Relationship Between Research and Teaching
Women academics in tourism
Conflict or facilitation? Faculty members’ teaching time and their research performance
Building the Commitment to Undergraduate Education
Ethics and the Profession
The view without
Overcoming Academic Cynicism
Addressing Career Obstacles within a Changing Higher Education Work Environment
The career life of academics
Graduate education in the United States.
Passages
The Higher Education System
Student Points of View in Ratings of College Instruction
The Maturation of Career Theory
The Structure of the Academic Profession
Perspectives on the Professional Socialization of Women Faculty
On Generativity and Identity
Work, Aging, and Social Change
Adult Development and Social Theory
Research Activity in American Higher Education
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.23 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2024 (38) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |