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Bettinger, Eric; Long, Bridget Terry – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2004
One of the most pronounced trends in higher education over the last decade has been the increased reliance on instructors outside of the traditional full-time, Ph.D.-trained model. Nearly 43 percent of all teaching faculty were part-time in 1998, and at selective colleges, graduate assistant instructors teach over 35 percent of introductory…
Descriptors: College Students, Adjunct Faculty, College Faculty, Teaching Assistants

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