Academic tenure in radiologic technology-revisited.

From: Radiologic Technology | Date: January 1, 2007| Author: Legg, Jeffrey S. | Copyright information

Context Academic tenure is important to most educators, including those in the radiologic sciences; however, many factors can influence an educator's ability to attain tenure.

Objective This article empirically examines the concept of tenure among radiologic science educators using data from a national survey of registered radiologic technology educators.

Results Greater proportions of tenured and tenure-eligible faculty held higher academic rank, had higher levels of educ...

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