The issues of steady-state staffing and the regulation of tenured faculty positions represent significant concerns for psychology departments. 171 chairpersons responded to a questionnaire surveying the parameters and possible solutions to the “tenuring-in” problem. The results indicated that two out of every three faculty members in psychology departments hold tenured positions and that the most common step being taken to deal with this situation is to set more stringent criteria for the granting of tenure.
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