A Study on Academic Inbreeding in Taiwan and Its Implications for Faculty-Hiring Systems

A discussion of academic inbreeding must be based on an objective analysis and understanding of the current situation regarding faculty-hiring at universities. This study aims to investigate the current academic inbreeding in Taiwan which involves the university's hiring of one's own gradu...

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Published inEducational Policy Forum Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 29 - 57
Main Author Chiang, Li-Chuan
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published Puli National Chi Nan University, Department of Education Policy and Administration 01.02.2020
Subjects
Colleges & universities
Doctoral Programs
Faculty Recruitment
Hiring
Universities
University faculty
Taiwan
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Summary:A discussion of academic inbreeding must be based on an objective analysis and understanding of the current situation regarding faculty-hiring at universities. This study aims to investigate the current academic inbreeding in Taiwan which involves the university's hiring of one's own graduates and the faculty members with a doctorate from the same university, by way of an examination of the doctoral credentials of university faculty members and a documentary analysis of university faculty hiring systems. The sample includes 23,159 cases and 1,998 departments from 80 universities with doctoral programs, and 72 documents regarding faculty hiring regulations. Main findings include: 1. 6% of the faculty members at universities all over Taiwan are academic inbred. The percentage of academic inbreeding ranges widely from 0% to 32%. The universities which have the highest rates of academic inbreeding are Kaohsiung Medical University, Chung Shan Medical University, and National Taiwan University. 2. The number of dep
ISSN:1560-8298
DOI:10.3966/156082982020022301002