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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Special Issue: Understanding the New Majority of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty in Higher Education--Demographics, Experiences, and Plans of Action
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Kezar, Adrianna; Sam, Cecile – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2010
This monograph provides a portrait of non-tenure-track faculty, describes studies of their experiences, and proposes plans of action. Much of the research, particularly early on, tried to provide a picture and description of this faculty that have been largely invisible for years. Therefore, "Portrait of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty" focuses on the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Tenure, Unions, Nontenured Faculty
Special Issue: Non-Tenure-Track Faculty in Higher Education--Theories and Tensions
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Kezar, Adrianna; Sam, Cecile – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2010
This monograph complements volume 36, issue number 4 of ASHE Higher Education Report: "Understanding the New Majority of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty," and focuses on theories applied to study non-tenure-track faculty and philosophical and practical tensions represented in the literature. The chapter "Theories Used to Study and Understand…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Nontenured Faculty, Part Time Faculty, Adjunct Faculty