Faculty turnover: Discipline-specific attention is warranted
Abstract
This study investigated the importance of discipline variations in understanding faculty turnover behaviors. A representative sample of university faculty in Research and Doctoral universities was obtained from a national database. Faculty members, self-identified into a primary academic area, were grouped into eight discipline clusters according to an established framework. Multiple regression models were constructed to examine within each cluster the relative importance of a list of factors that have been identified to be related to faculty turnover. Cross-discipline comparisons of within-cluster variable prioritization revealed substantial discipline variations with regard to the major factors that are critical to faculty turnover. The findings produced evidence that discipline-specific information was indispensable to institutional administrators and policy makers for effective faculty retention. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
Publication Title
Research in Higher Education
Recommended Citation
Xu, Y. (2008). Faculty turnover: Discipline-specific attention is warranted. Research in Higher Education, 49 (1), 40-61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-007-9062-7
