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August 20, 2026The Journal of Higher Education0 citations

Organizational Conditions Shaping Perceptions of Fairness in Non-Tenure Track Faculty Promotion

A Muddy Climb: Organizational Conditions That Enhance Perceptions of Fairness for Non-Tenure Track Faculty Navigating Promotion

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DCDawn K. CulpepperWYWuqi Yu

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Qualitative case study uncovers how institutional defaults and uneven resources shape fairness perceptions in non-tenure-track faculty, highlighting pathways toward equitable promotion systems.

Key Points

  • Examine how institutional conditions influence perceptions of fairness and justice among non-tenure-track faculty navigating promotion pathways.
  • Conducted a qualitative case study of full-time non-tenure-track faculty (N=26) at a large public research university in the United States.
  • Applied a critical organizational justice theoretical framework to evaluate institutional promotion experiences.
  • Identified three primary organizational themes influencing justice perceptions: unequal rewards, resources, and recognition; departmental variation; and tenure system defaults.
  • Mapped specific institutional structures directly to underlying procedural and relational dimensions of organizational justice.

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Culpepper et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86b5eb8a91293e6a1cd845https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2026.2718017
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