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ERIC Number: EJ577664
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-0560
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New Directions for Research, Policy Development, and Practice.
Leslie, David W.
New Directions for Higher Education, n104 p95-100 Win 1998
Issues concerning the increasing use of part-time and adjunct faculty in higher education that must be addressed include the need for research on faculty work, jobs, and careers, and on the institutional setting for part-time employment; faculty career patterns, incentives and disincentives; role of this group in the academic community; and implications for maintaining the quality of higher education. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Administrative Policy, College Administration, College Environment, College Faculty, Educational Quality, Employment Practices, Higher Education, Organizational Climate, Part Time Faculty, Personnel Policy, Policy Formation, Research Needs, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: "The Growing Use of Part-Time Faculty: Understanding Causes and Effects," No. 104.