Forming, Recruiting and Managing the Academic Profession

Book Overview

About the Authors.- Introduction.- Forming, Recruiting and Managing the Academic Profession - A Varied Scene. Ulrich Teichler and William K. Cummings.- 1. The Academic Profession and its Changing Environments. Jung Cheol Shin.- 2. Changing Biographies and Careers of Academics. Jes?s Francisco Galaz-Fontes, Amy Scott Metcalfe.- 3. What Academics Want from their Professors: Findings from a Study of Professorial Academic Leadership in the UK. Linda Evans.- 4. The Rise of Third Space Professionals: Paradoxes and Dilemmas. Celia Whitchurch.- 5. The Influence of New Higher Education Professionals on Academic Work. Barbara M. Kehm.- 6. Work Jurisdiction of New Higher Education Professionals . Christian Schneijderberg.- 7. Recruitment of Academics in Switzerland: e pluribus unum? Tatiana Fumasoli and Ga?le Goastellec.- 8. An Empirical Study on Impact Factors of Faculty: Remuneration across 18 Higher Education Systems. Hong Shen and Junfeng Xiong.- 9. Academic Job Satisfaction from an International Comparative Perspective: Factors Associated with Satisfaction across the CAP Countries. Peter Bentley, Hamish Coates, Ian Dobson, Leo Goedegebuure and Lynn Meek.- 10. Academics under Pressure: Fear and Loathing in Finnish Universities? Timo Aarrevaara and Ian R. Dobson.- 11. Intention to Leave Academia and Job Satisfaction among Faculty Members: An Exploration Based on the International CAP Survey. Laura Padilla-Gonz?lez, Jes?s Francisco Galaz-Fontes.- 12. International Aspects of Academic Work and Career at the Beginning of the 21st Century. Michele Rostan.- 13. The Internationalization of the Academy in East Asia. Futao Huang.- 14. Perspectives on Professional Development: The Voice of Irish Academics. Maria Slowey and Ekaterina Kozina.- 15. Increasing the Attractiveness of the Academic Profession: A Challenge for Management. Hamish Coates, Leo Goedegebuure and V. Lynn Meek.- 16. How National Contexts Shape Academic Careers: A Preliminary Analysis. Martin J. Finkelstein.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319376128
• ISBN13: 9783319376127
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"