The Effects of Perceptions of the Academic Job Market on Adjunct Faculty: An Identity-Theory Analysis.

Kuchera, Michael E.; Miller, Steven I.

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Effects of Perceptions of the Academic Job Market on Adjunct Faculty: An Identity-Theory Analysis.

Kuchera, Michael E.; Miller, Steven I.

Sociology of Education, v61 n4 p240-54 Oct 1988

Reports on a study of social-psychological effects of the declining academic labor market on 515 adjunct faculty members teaching in two-year community colleges in Illinois and Wisconsin. Concludes that the poorer one's perception of opportunity in the full-time market, the less satisfied one will be with the adjunct role and the less time one will spend on the job. (GEA)

Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Research, Employment Opportunities, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Morale, Teacher Motivation, Teacher Promotion, Teacher Supply and Demand

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Language: English

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