02-04-2016, 11:33 PM
Acknowledging that I am taking us more OT.....I have a couple questions about tenure after reading the above comments that perhaps someone more knowledgeable than me would comment on......
Regarding the university tenure decision process, especially in liberal arts and social sciences.......is a candidate with political views that are very different from those prevailing in the department generally at a significant disadvantage in the tenure decision? Or do they generally have an advantage because the department wants another perspective? Or neither, and it's really almost all on "merit". I understand that the original purpose of tenure was to protect academic freedom, but is the current result that the process of getting tenure weeds out those with political views not endorsed by the current tenured faculty members? I dont know, just asking.
Is there much justification for tenure at k-12 levels? While I can see some academic freedom justification, it would seem very much less compelling, and to be much more about economics.
Regarding the university tenure decision process, especially in liberal arts and social sciences.......is a candidate with political views that are very different from those prevailing in the department generally at a significant disadvantage in the tenure decision? Or do they generally have an advantage because the department wants another perspective? Or neither, and it's really almost all on "merit". I understand that the original purpose of tenure was to protect academic freedom, but is the current result that the process of getting tenure weeds out those with political views not endorsed by the current tenured faculty members? I dont know, just asking.
Is there much justification for tenure at k-12 levels? While I can see some academic freedom justification, it would seem very much less compelling, and to be much more about economics.