The Growing Use of Part-Time Faculty: Understanding Causes and Effects
New Directions for Higher Education, Number 104
Published on 3. January 1999
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Paperback/Softback
107 pages
978-0-7879-4249-6 (ISBN)
Description
Part-time and temporary faculty now constitute a majority of all
those teaching in colleges and universities. This volume presents
analyses of the changes in academic work, in faculty careers, and
in the economic conditions in higher education that are associated
with the shift away from full-time academic jobs. Issues for
research, policy, and practice are discussed.
The chapters in this volume were originally prepared for a
conference on part-time and adjunct faculty sponsored by the Alfred
P. Sloan Foundation.
This is the 104th issue of the quarterly journal New
Directions for Higher Education.
Part-time and temporary faculty now constitute a majority of all
those teaching in colleges and universities. This volume presents
analyses of the changes in academic work, in faculty careers, and
in the economic conditions in higher education that are associated
with the shift away from full-time academic jobs. Issues for
research, policy, and practice are discussed.
The chapters in this volume were originally prepared for a
conference on part-time and adjunct faculty sponsored by the Alfred
P. Sloan Foundation.
This is the 104th issue of the quarterly journal New
Directions for Higher Education.
those teaching in colleges and universities. This volume presents
analyses of the changes in academic work, in faculty careers, and
in the economic conditions in higher education that are associated
with the shift away from full-time academic jobs. Issues for
research, policy, and practice are discussed.
The chapters in this volume were originally prepared for a
conference on part-time and adjunct faculty sponsored by the Alfred
P. Sloan Foundation.
This is the 104th issue of the quarterly journal New
Directions for Higher Education.
Part-time and temporary faculty now constitute a majority of all
those teaching in colleges and universities. This volume presents
analyses of the changes in academic work, in faculty careers, and
in the economic conditions in higher education that are associated
with the shift away from full-time academic jobs. Issues for
research, policy, and practice are discussed.
The chapters in this volume were originally prepared for a
conference on part-time and adjunct faculty sponsored by the Alfred
P. Sloan Foundation.
This is the 104th issue of the quarterly journal New
Directions for Higher Education.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
179 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-4249-6 (9780787942496)
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DAVID W. LESLIE is professor of education at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
DAVID W. LESLIE is professor of education at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
DAVID W. LESLIE is professor of education at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Content
Using Part-Time Faculty More Effectively (F. Jacobs).
A Framework for Assessing Trends in Academic Careers (J.
Lawrence).
The Changing Pattern of Employment Relations (M. Rasell & E.
Appelbaum).
The Subfaculty (D. Langenberg).
Variations in the Characteristics of Part-Time Faculty by
General Fields of Instruction and Research (E. Benjamin).
Implications for Knowledge Production and Careers in Science (C.
Gaddy).
Two-Tiered Faculty Systems and Organizational Outcomes (P.
Tolbert).
Part-Time Faculty, Quality Programs, and Economic Realities (J.
Haeger).
Adjunct Faculty in the Community College: Realities and
Challenges (B. Wyles).
New Directions for Research, Policy Development, and Practice
(D. Leslie).
A Framework for Assessing Trends in Academic Careers (J.
Lawrence).
The Changing Pattern of Employment Relations (M. Rasell & E.
Appelbaum).
The Subfaculty (D. Langenberg).
Variations in the Characteristics of Part-Time Faculty by
General Fields of Instruction and Research (E. Benjamin).
Implications for Knowledge Production and Careers in Science (C.
Gaddy).
Two-Tiered Faculty Systems and Organizational Outcomes (P.
Tolbert).
Part-Time Faculty, Quality Programs, and Economic Realities (J.
Haeger).
Adjunct Faculty in the Community College: Realities and
Challenges (B. Wyles).
New Directions for Research, Policy Development, and Practice
(D. Leslie).