Hardback
Tenure Tracks in European Universities
Managing Careers in Academia
9781035302444 Edward Elgar Publishing
This book analyses the current trends, developments and challenges involved in the implementation of new academic career models across European higher education, providing a multifaceted reflection on the future trajectory of universities.
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This book analyses the current trends, developments and challenges involved in the implementation of new academic career models across European higher education, providing a multifaceted reflection on the future trajectory of universities.
Due to the global nature of academic work and the high level of mobility between different systems, ideas are easily transferred across countries, cultures and contexts. However, this book finds that the implementation of these ideas often proves challenging because tenure tracks are strongly dependent on their respective national academic traditions and administrative cultures. The international range of expert authors in this edited book adopt a comparative approach, contrasting ten empirical country case studies across Europe with US models. In doing so, they develop an overall framework and vocabulary for analysing the nuanced meanings, ranges and levels of academic careers and tenure tracks.
Outlining how the different tenure-track systems in European universities exemplify the changing landscape of higher education policy and practice, this book will be a vital resource for students, scholars and those working across higher education management, administration and policy.
Due to the global nature of academic work and the high level of mobility between different systems, ideas are easily transferred across countries, cultures and contexts. However, this book finds that the implementation of these ideas often proves challenging because tenure tracks are strongly dependent on their respective national academic traditions and administrative cultures. The international range of expert authors in this edited book adopt a comparative approach, contrasting ten empirical country case studies across Europe with US models. In doing so, they develop an overall framework and vocabulary for analysing the nuanced meanings, ranges and levels of academic careers and tenure tracks.
Outlining how the different tenure-track systems in European universities exemplify the changing landscape of higher education policy and practice, this book will be a vital resource for students, scholars and those working across higher education management, administration and policy.
Critical Acclaim
‘This is a key contribution to the field of academic work and careers in higher education. Contrary to common assumptions, the tenure track model is not a uniform and standardised system but consists of a number of different versions and applications both in Europe and internationally. This book provides analytical perspectives to address trends of change in academic careers at the individual, organisational and national levels. It brings together some of the best scholars from a number of different countries working in the field of higher education.’
– Jussi Välimaa, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
‘The tenure track has been considered the main academic career pathway in many countries. This volume is a timely and important contribution to the discussions on the structures of the tenure track and academic careers more generally. Many of the leading scholars of the field provide a rich variety of perspectives from many different contexts. This is a very impressive tour of academic work, relevant to researchers, practitioners and policymakers.’
– Lars Geschwind, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
– Jussi Välimaa, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
‘The tenure track has been considered the main academic career pathway in many countries. This volume is a timely and important contribution to the discussions on the structures of the tenure track and academic careers more generally. Many of the leading scholars of the field provide a rich variety of perspectives from many different contexts. This is a very impressive tour of academic work, relevant to researchers, practitioners and policymakers.’
– Lars Geschwind, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
