| Ying Zhou
Pennsylvania State University
Examining the influences on faculty departure using NSOPF-99
FINAL REPORT:
This empirical research examines the predictors of intended departure for tenured vs. non-tenured full-time faculty at research and doctoral institutions across an array of disciplines. What are the characteristics of those who intend to leave their institutions? Do tenured and non-tenured faculty show different patterns of intended departure? And what are the implications for institutional policy and practice? This study proposes a theoretical model of faculty turnover intentions and tests the model on two groups of faculty surveyed in the National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF-99). Using Structural Equation Modeling, we find both similarities and differences in the dynamics of intended departure between the tenured and untenured faculty populations.
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