Tenure Standards in Political Science Departments: Results from a Survey of Department Chairs

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (03) ◽  
pp. 513-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Rothgeb ◽  
Betsy Burger
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Department Chairs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Science Department ◽  
Political Science Department ◽  
Science Departments

ABSTRACTThis article presents the results from a survey of political science department chairs regarding the tenure procedures and standards at their colleges or universities. The findings reveal that only a small fraction of the colleges and universities in the United States refuse to offer tenure or are attempting to limit tenure. We also find general agreement regarding the standards for evaluating teaching and service and that research expectations vary according to the highest degree offered by a department.

scholarly journals Major Competition? Exploring Perceptions of International Studies Programs among Political Science Department Chairs

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (01) ◽  
pp. 142-148
Author(s):  
H. Gibbs Knotts ◽  
Jennifer S. Schiff
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Department Chairs ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Science Department ◽  
Political Science Department ◽  
High Level ◽  
Science Departments ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Job Prospects

ABSTRACTGiven the growth of international studies (IS) programs and the reciprocal relationship between political science and IS, this article explores perceptions of IS among political science department chairs. We found that the relationship between political science departments and IS programs is largely positive—that is, a majority of chairs supports the existence of IS at their institution, believes the job prospects for political science and IS majors are about equal, and perceives a low level of financial competition between programs. However, we discovered two points of contention: (1) the perception of lower academic rigor of IS programs, and (2) a high level of competition for majors and the “best students.” Perceptions of IS programs are related to a host of factors, including whether a program is housed within the political science department. Finally, we provide suggestions for improving the relationship between political science and IS.

scholarly journals Political Theory Today: Results of a National Survey

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (02) ◽  
pp. 265-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Moore
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Political Theory ◽  
Political Science ◽  
National Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Academic Job Market ◽  
Science Departments

AbstractThis article reports the results of a 2008 national survey of political theorists. The results, based on 1,086 responses from professors at accredited, four-year colleges and universities in the United States, provide information about the demographic characteristics of political theorists, opinion data on the place of political theory within political science, the proportion of political theorists in political science departments, teaching loads, expectations for tenure, the experience of political theorists on the academic job market, and, finally, rankings of theorists, journals, publishers, professional organizations, and Ph.D. programs.

scholarly journals When Tenure Protects the Incompetent: Results from a Survey of Department Chairs

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (01) ◽  
pp. 182-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Rothgeb
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Department Chairs ◽  
Science Department ◽  
Political Science Department

AbstractThis research uses data from a national survey of political science department chairs to explore when tenure protects incompetent faculty. The characteristics of the responding institutions and the procedures and standards they use when evaluating tenure applications were analyzed to determine how they related to the protection of the incompetent. The results reveal that tenure is most likely to shield incompetent faculty when collegiality plays a role in tenure decisions and when departments focus on the quantity of articles an applicant publishes. The findings also show that when departments demand that candidates publish in prestigious journals and when higher authorities at the institution have reversed positive departmental tenure recommendations, the probability that the incompetent are protected declines.

Recent Political Science Research in American Universities

1952 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 470-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude E. Hawley ◽  
Lewis A. Dexter
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
American Political Science Association ◽  
American Universities ◽  
Science Departments ◽  
American Political Science ◽  
Science Association

This report is based upon a survey of research in progress in political science departments of American universities in the spring of 1950. Undertaken jointly by the Committee on Research of the American Political Science Association and the Division of Higher Education of the United States Office of Education, the survey was essentially an analysis of questionnaires sent to the chairmen of 112 departments of political science believed to be in a position that would enable them particularly to emphasize research. Seventy-five of the 112 chairmen replied to the questionnaire, fourteen merely to state that no research was being conducted in their departments. Although several leading institutions did not reply, it is a fair guess that at least seventy-five per cent of the research being conducted by or in departments of political science was reported and subsequently analyzed.

Dissertations

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (02) ◽  
pp. 461-476
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Political Philosophy ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Comparative Politics ◽  
The United States ◽  
Doctoral Dissertations ◽  
Science Departments

APSA is pleased to include here the names of individuals who have completed their doctoral dissertations at political science departments in the United States in 2012. The list is based on data collected in the APSA member database and includes information reported by both individuals and departments. Dissertations are listed by fields of interest as labeled by APSA, American politics, comparative politics, international relations, methodology, public administration, political philosophy and theory, public lawand courts, and public policy. (See also, table 1.)

scholarly journals USE OF ELECTRONIC JOURNALS IN ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS IN DELHI UNIVERSITY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 259-264
Author(s):  
Javed Khan
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Science Department ◽  
Electronic Journals ◽  
Political Science Department ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The University ◽  
Science Departments

The main objective of present study is to compare the use of electronic journals by users in department of Economic and Political science in Delhi University . This investigation applied a standard survey method to analyse the use and utilization of e-journals. This study restricted only to the users of the Economic and political science department of Delhi University. Relevant literature on the e-journals use study has been reviewed.  150 users from both the department has been taken as sample for the study. The data was collected from the purposive sampling technique. The questionnaire was used as a tool of data collection. The data was analysed through percentage method. The main finding of the study is that the users of economics department use more E-journals in compare to Political Science department.  Based on the results some suggestions have been made to the University to effective use of e-journals.

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