The Development Process,Content Characterization and Action Logic of Stopping Tenure Clock Polices in the United States
The academic championship system examines academic productivity and requires scholars to obtain a larger number of research outputs in a limited time.To avoid the instrumentalization of researchers and protect academic freedom,most universities in the United States have adopted stopping tenure clock policy.This policy is a powerful attempt to improve tenure-track system,which has proposed by the federal government and the American Association of University Professors,and orderly implementation by various universities and then reached a consensus under the covid-19 epidemic.This policy was designed to promote gender friendliness in academia by supporting young women scholars;Later,the policy content has experienced a transition to family-friendly orientation.The analysis shows that the policy logic lies in promoting academic freedom and excellence,which is a metaphorical extension of academic championship system.It takes time index as a tool to relax time limit but does not reduce the requirement of scientific research output,which embodies the essence of ensuring bottom line and pursuing excellence.
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