title: Why do faculty members get tenure? The dean's perspective.
abstract: Why do faculty members get or not get tenure? The author reports on a study of nursing dean's perceptions of the reasons their faculty members were granted or denied tenure. The findings can be a starting point for faculty-dean dialogue about tenure expections.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Messmer
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000592:standards