Who really selected you? Insights into faculty selection processes in top-ranked higher education graduate programmes
Who really selected you? Insights into faculty selection processes in top-ranked higher education graduate programmes
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谁真正选择了你？
DOI：
10.1080/0309877x.2017.1323192
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发表时间：
2017
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Sydney Freeman
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作者：
George Tomlinson;Sydney Freeman
摘要在过去的十年里，美国和国外高等教育机构公布的终身教职职位的数量稳步下降，而这些职位的竞争也变得激烈起来。这种情况促使一些学者寻求视角，研究影响终身教职教师遴选过程的因素。这项研究调查了影响高等教育研究生课程教师搜索的因素。对39名以前参加过高等教育方案搜索的方案协调员、部门负责人和院长进行了调查，以探讨他们对遴选过程的经验和看法。调查结果表明，遴选委员会在高等教育招聘项目中的教职员工投票，比项目主席或院长的投票对遴选决定的影响更大。此外，参与者认为应聘者的学术成就、面试表现和演讲技巧是影响他们选择的决定性特征。这些发现为在美国和世界各地寻求高等教育研究生课程教师职位的终身教职求职者提供了有用的信息。
Abstract Over the past decade, the number of advertised tenure-track faculty positions in higher education institutions in the United States and abroad has steadily declined while the competition for these positions has become fierce. This situation has caused some scholars to seek perspectives into the factors that influence the tenure-track faculty selection process. This study investigates the elements that impact higher education graduate programme faculty searches. A total of 39 programme coordinators, department heads and deans who had previously participated in higher education programme searches were surveyed to explore their experiences and perceptions regarding the selection process. The findings indicate that the search committee’s faculty votes within the higher education hiring programme are more influential in selection decisions than the votes of either a programme chair or dean. Additionally, participants identified a candidate’s academic accomplishments, interview performance and presentation skills as the determining characteristics influencing their selection. These findings provide useful information to tenure-track job seekers who seek faculty positions at higher education graduate programmes in the United States and around the world.