THE RESEARCH ASSESSMENT EXERCISE AND THE REFORM OF ACADEMIC TENURE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM |
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| Authors: | AW Dnes JS Seaton |
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| Affiliation: | University of Hertfordshire, Mangrove Road, Hertford, SG13 8QF, UK;Tel: +44 (0)1707 285464, Fax: +44 (0)1509 223910 E-mail:;Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK;Tel: +44 (0)1509 222717, Fax: +44 (0)1509 223910 E-mail: |
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| Abstract: | In this article the reform of academic tenure is examined in the United Kingdom. We test the hypothesis that reforming tenure may have reduced performance in the universities. The years following the 1988 Education Reform Act provide an interesting natural experiment, as the broad effect of the legislation was to soften (though not to remove) tenure in universities in the United Kingdom. It is concluded that the act has not adversely affected efficiency as some writers have predicted it would. |
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