{"product_id":"9780945999898","title":"Faulty Towers: Tenure and the Structure of Higher Education","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eAmacher, Ryan C.; Meiners, Roger E.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIndependent Institute\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\/1\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci trebuchet ms font-size:\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaulty Towers: Tenure and the Structure of Higher Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb trebuchet ms font-size:\u003eRyan C. Amacher\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb trebuchet ms font-size:\u003eRoger E. Meiners\u003c\/b\u003e examine the internal and external reforms necessary to bring competitive forces to American universities and thereby improve them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs debate accelerates over the declining standards in higher education, academic tenure is viewed with suspicion by many, who see it merely as job protection for incompetent teachers. Even many professors believe tenure is a guarantee of lifelong entitlement, whereby only the commission of a crime can lead to dismissal. \u003ci\u003eFaulty Towers\u003c\/i\u003e sets the record straight by elucidating the history, legal status, and common misunderstandings regarding tenure.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTenured professors who have become incompetent are rarely dismissed, and superior teaching is rarely rewarded, although there is little to prevent universities from doing so. Tough administrators are also hard to find—in part because university trustees seldom hold them accountable. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaulty Towers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e explains how restructuring university incentives to be more in line with those of market-based enterprises would produce greater accountability, stronger boards of trustees, more effective administrators, and a tenure system that protects academic freedom but not substandard education.","brand":"Independent Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47066057081087,"sku":"9780945999898","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_8a570450-6a9d-4f05-b1b9-1f6431ce454c.jpg?v=1753294255","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780945999898","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}