| James Antony
University of Washington
A comparative analysis of tenure and faculty productivity: Moving beyond traditional approaches
FINAL REPORT:
This study explores the complex association between tenture and faculty productivity, comparing the efficacy of traditional and alternative definitions of faculty productivity in an effort to begin critically examining the implications of different productivity measurement systems on tenure-related policy formation. Because extant research on tenure and faculty productivity is mostly based upon single-institution data, or unnecessarily favors and examination of research universities at the exclusion of other types of institutions, the first goal of this study will be to develop a much needed nationally-representative comparative picture of the different ways faculty among various kinds of postsecondary institutions use their time. This descriptive picture, to be developed using data from a recently completed survey of over 31,000 faculty across 974 different institutions, will provide an empirical basis for examining what is meant by faculty productivity, and whether this must be redefined - a currently missing piece in the literature that would inform policy level discussions regarding the creation of alternative faculty evaluation and review systems.
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