英国大学终身教职制度改革

The Reform of Tenure System in Universities in the United Kingdom

作为撒切尔时代新右派改革的一项重要产物，《1998年教育改革法》规定大学有权以人员多余为由解聘学术人员，从而大大软化的传统的刚性终身教职。英国大学终身教职制度改革不仅导学术人员提前退休和临时工化趋势，而且强化了学校行政权力，对大学治理和学术专业产生了深远影响。

As an important product of New Right Reform in the Margaret Thatcher era in the UK， the 1988 Educational Reform Act prescribes that universities have right to dismiss academic staff by reason of redundancy， thereby greatly softening the traditional hard tenure. The reform of tenure system in universities in the UK has not only conduced to the early retirement and the causation of academic staff， but also intensified the power of administration in universities. Therefore， it has exerted a profound influence on institutional governance and academic profession.