Myths and Realities: The Misconception of Faculty Shortages in the Next Decade. Working Paper 86-3.

Autor/in	von Zur-Muehlen, Max
Institution	Canadian Higher Education Research Network, Ottawa (Ontario).; Ottawa Univ. (Ontario). Faculty of Administration.
Titel	Myths and Realities: The Misconception of Faculty Shortages in the Next Decade. Working Paper 86-3.
Quelle	(1986), (36 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; College Faculty; College Programs; Doctoral Degrees; Enrollment Trends; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Intellectual Disciplines; Predictive Measurement; Teacher Retirement; Teacher Shortage; Teacher Supply and Demand; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Studienprogramm; Doctoral degree; Doktorgrad; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Geisteswissenschaften; Lehrermangel; Lehrerbedarf; Kanada
Abstract	The view that there will be severe faculty shortages at Canadian universities in the 1990s is refuted, based on analyses concerning the demand for university teachers and the supply of doctoral graduates. In the 1990s when there is no foreseeable increase in university positions, replacement (i.e, due to retirement and mortality) will be the only significant demand factor. Most of the analyses that warn of impending faculty shortages have been based on the uneven age distribution of univesity teachers. However, factors that rejuvenate the faculty age structure, such as outward and inward mobility, have not been taken into account, as well as the future uncertainty of faculty retirement age. Important supply issues are recent changes in full-time doctoral enrollment and in the subsequent anticipated supply of doctoral graduates in Canada. In the early 1990s, the supply of doctoral degree-holders is likely to be at least as high as that of the period from 1986-1990. While the predicted staffing crisis for the 1990s appears to be a myth, individual disciplines may experience shortages. Supporting data include doctoral degrees by discipline for 1970 to 1984, projected supply of doctoral degrees for 1986 to 1990, and the proportion of female doctoral recipients by discipline. (SW)
Anmerkungen	Canadian Higher Education Research Network, Faculty of Administration, University of Ottawa, 275 Nicholas, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC