Emerging Trends on Tenure Policies and Practices in Nursing and Allied Health Education

From: Journal of Allied Health | Date: October 1, 2006| Author: Sloan, Patricia E; Balogun, Joseph A | Copyright information

The tenure system in academia is under attack, and there is a need for empirical data on the emerging national trends relating to tenure. This comparative study investigated the emerging trends on tenure policies and practices in nursing and allied health education. We surveyed the deans of National League for Nursing-accredited programs and deans of allied health programs belonging to the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions nationwide. The nursing (n = 187) and allied health ...

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