How Long to Read The Changing Academic Market

How Long Does it Take to Read The Changing Academic Market?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 29 minutes to read The Changing Academic Market by Neil J. Smelser

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

THE CHANGING ACADEMIC MARKET is the inside story and scholarly analysis of a leading sociology department's search, during the mid-1970s, to fill several faculty positions. This was attempted in the middle of the fundamental changes to the U.S. university and college market that began in the late 1960s. That sea change is exposed with candid self-awareness and examined in its practical effects on faculty hiring procedure, treatment of candidates, affirmative action, a shrinking market, professors' relations with each other and their political stances, and recommendations for other academics in various departments who are undergoing a similar recruitment process. A reviewer at the time of its initial publication in hardcover (Harvard's Nathan Glazer) called this book "a unique study ... placed within the context of a wise and subtle analysis of the changes that have taken place in the past decade in the academic market," analyzed for the first time with "care and attention to detail and sound research procedures." Another expert in the field (CUNY's Dorothy Helly) commented that this is "a rich text on a crucial aspect of higher education ... the recruitment process among dramatically increased numbers of Ph.D.'s who include a growing proportion of women and minorities"; she added that the approach used "constituted a radical departure from sole reliance on recommendations from a network of professional colleagues," the usual way of soliciting and selecting candidates. Now part of the new academic library of Quid Pro Books, this book is a classic research study and hallways account of faculty hiring -- of continued value to researchers, teaching applicants, and present faculty hiring committees. The original pagination from the previous hardcover edition is embedded into the text, for continuity and referencing purposes.

How long is The Changing Academic Market?

The Changing Academic Market by Neil J. Smelser is 146 pages long, and a total of 37,376 words.

This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 46% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Changing Academic Market Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 24 minutes to read The Changing Academic Market aloud.

What Reading Level is The Changing Academic Market?

The Changing Academic Market is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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