ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses conflicts between the criteria for evaluation of performance and other aspects of role performance in the academic professions. For most members of the profession, the real strain in the academic role arises from the fact that they are, in essence, paid to do one job, whereas the worth of their services is evaluated on the basis of how well they do another. The work assignment, for which the vast majority of professors are paid, is that of teaching. Formerly, it was possible to make a career either in the university or in the discipline, and the man who chose a local career sustained himself through service to the institution and personal relationships in the faculty. The campus elder statesman is still a familiar figure on American university campuses, but it would seem that, as the present elders retire, there will not be many of a younger generation to take their places.
