Quantifying hierarchy and dynamics in US faculty hiring and retention.
Education, Graduate
/ statistics & numerical data
Employment
/ statistics & numerical data
Faculty
/ statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Male
Personnel Selection
/ statistics & numerical data
Racial Groups
/ statistics & numerical data
Socioeconomic Factors
United States
Universities
/ statistics & numerical data
Women
Workforce
/ statistics & numerical data
Journal
Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2022
10 2022
Historique:
received:
27
12
2021
accepted:
10
08
2022
pubmed:
22
9
2022
medline:
12
10
2022
entrez:
21
9
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Faculty hiring and retention determine the composition of the US academic workforce and directly shape educational outcomes
Identifiants
pubmed: 36131023
doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-05222-x
pii: 10.1038/s41586-022-05222-x
pmc: PMC9534765
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
120-127Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Type : CommentIn
Type : ErratumIn
Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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