Dominance of Research and Publication: An Unrelenting Tyranny.

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Title: Dominance of Research and Publication: An Unrelenting Tyranny.
Language: English
Authors: Soderberg, L. O.
Source: College Teaching. Fall 1985 33(4):168-172.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 5
Publication Date: 1985
Document Type: Journal Articles
Opinion Papers
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Evaluation Criteria, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation, Faculty Promotion, Higher Education, Incentives, Models, Research, Rewards, Scholarly Journals, Scholarship, Writing for Publication
Abstract: The continued nonevaluation of teaching contributes to the dominance of research in the evaluation of faculty members. For both promotion and salary increases, the number of articles published is basically the definition of research. The idea that research is more important than teaching is discussed. (MLW)
Entry Date: 1986
Accession Number: EJ328300
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The continued nonevaluation of teaching contributes to the dominance of research in the evaluation of faculty members. For both promotion and salary increases, the number of articles published is basically the definition of research. The idea that research is more important than teaching is discussed. (MLW)