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ERIC Number: EJ577659
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-0560
Variations in the Characteristics of Part-Time Faculty by General Fields of Instruction and Research.
Benjamin, Ernst
New Directions for Higher Education, n104 p45-59 Win 1998
Data from the 1993 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty are analyzed for patterns in part-time faculty characteristics in vocationally oriented and liberal arts-oriented two- and four-year colleges, by discipline group. Characteristics examined include qualifications, job satisfaction, economic condition (income, additional employment), reasons for accepting part-time employment, teaching practices, and office hours. Implications for quality are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration), Employment Practices, Faculty Workload, Fellowships, Full Time Faculty, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Job Satisfaction, Multiple Employment, National Surveys, Part Time Faculty, Personnel Policy, Student Financial Aid, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Qualifications, Teaching Methods, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Study of Postsecondary Faculty
Note: Theme issue: "The Growing Use of Part-Time Faculty: Understanding Causes and Effects," No. 104.