Browsing by Subject "tenure"

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    High Turnover Among State Health Officials/Public Health Directors: Implications for the Public's Health
    (Wolters Kluwer, 2017-09) Halverson, Paul K.; Lumpkin, John R.; Yeager, Valerie A.; Castrucci, Brian C.; Moffatt, Sharon; Tilson, Hugh; Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health
    State health officials (SHOs) serve a critical role as the leaders of state public health systems. Despite their many responsibilities, there is no formal process for preparation to become an SHO, and few requirements influence the selection of an SHO. Furthermore, to date, no studies have examined SHO tenure or their experiences.
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    Post-tenure Review Then and Now: Retrospective and Prospective Study of Its Impact on Faculty and Higher Education
    (2011-10-07) Hook, Sara Anne
    When Dr. Christine Licata published Post-Tenure Faculty Evaluation: Threat or Opportunity? in 1986, it became the starting point for increased pressure on colleges and universities to address society’s concern that once faculty members were granted tenure, they were absolved of any expectation for continued productivity or accountability. Responding to this perceived “crisis” in higher education, the approaches taken in establishing post-tenure review systems varied greatly between institutions, including whether policies were developed by administration or faculty bodies, whether the process was formative or summative, whether the process was periodic or triggered by some identified deficiency, whether the process resulted in a development plan with resources to assist faculty members who needed to refresh or refocus and whether the process required peer review. Faculty members faced with adverse employment action because of post-tenure review have challenged these policies on a number of legal grounds. Twenty-five years later, it is appropriate to determine the impact of post-tenure on faculty and higher education, whether there has been a change in society’s perceptions about tenure and whether colleges and universities will turn to post-tenure review or a variation of it as a way to reduce expenses and increase flexibility during a time of significant financial challenges. This presentation will cover the history of and rationale for post-tenure review, the features of various post-tenure review systems, retrospective analysis of what has happened with post-tenure review over the past 25 years and a discussion of the potential for new emphasis on the use of post-tenure review policies in the future. The presenter chaired the committee that developed the post-tenure review policy at her campus and then helped implement the policy, including training for department chairs and deans.
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    Tenure & Turnover among State Health Officials from the SHO-CASE Survey: Correlates & Consequences of Changing Leadership
    (Wolters Kluwer, 2020) Menachemi, Nir; Danielson, Elizabeth C.; Tilson, Hugh; Yeager, Valerie A.; Sellers, Katie; Halverson, Paul K.; Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health
    Objective: To examine characteristics associated with tenure length of State Health Officials (SHOs) and examine reasons and consequences for SHO turnover. Design: Surveys of current and former SHOs linked with secondary data from the United Health Foundation. Setting: Original survey responses from SHOs in the United States. Participants: Respondents included SHOs who served between 1973 and 2017. Main Outcome Measures: Tenure length and consequences of SHO turnover. Results: Average completed tenure among SHOs was 5.3 years (median = 4) and was shorter in recent time periods compared with decades prior. Older age at appointment (β = −0.109, P = .005) and those holding a management degree (β = −1.835, P = .017) and/or a law degree (β = −3.553, P < .001) were each associated with shorter SHO tenures. State Health Officials from states in the top quartile for health rankings had significantly longer average tenures (β = 1.717, P = .036). Many former SHOs believed that their tenure was too short and reported that their departure had either a significant or very large effect on their agency's ability to fulfill its mission. Conclusions: State Health Official tenures have become shorter over time and continue to be shorter than industry chief executive officers and best practice recommendations from organizational researchers. States have an opportunity to consider and address how factors within their control influence the stability of the SHO position.