Houston, B. L. (2011, June), Tenure and Education: Focusing on Research at the Expense of Practice  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--18644

\bibitem{asee_peer_18644}
  Houston, B. L. (2011, June), \emph{Tenure and Education: Focusing on Research at the Expense of Practice}
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--18644

Brian L. Houston.  "Tenure and Education: Focusing on Research at the Expense of Practice".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://peer.asee.org/18644 Internet.  29 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_18644}
  Brian L. Houston.
  "Tenure and Education: Focusing on Research at the Expense of Practice".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://peer.asee.org/18644 Internet.  29 Dec, 2024

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AB  -                                Tenure and Education:                   Focusing on Research at the Expense of PracticeHiring practices for academia have traditionally focused on doctorate level candidates, butallowed for masters level work with equivalent practical experience, especially for teachinginstitutions. Current trends in hiring seem to be increasing the need for a doctorate in order toteach, primarily as teaching institutions begin to apply research-level criteria to their hiringpolicies.It appears that few institutions are willing to ask whether this trend is good, and use age0oldarguments to justify the escalation. The question should be posed, especially in a time whenengineering graduates in the United States are on the decline, including advanced degrees, andcompetition from foreign sources is increasing. Should we be limiting the pool of teachers, andfocusing on research minded individuals at a time when practicing engineers and constructioncompanies are asking for more practical, business minded employees.This paper poses the question that possibly the academic industry should refocus on balancedhiring practices, to ensure that students are getting both theoretical and practical knowledge, andthat they are ready to choose advanced instruction or to “hit the ground running” if they chooseto become practicing engineers.
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