Study Shows Colleges' Dependence on Their Part-Time Instructors.

Cox, Ana Marie

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ERIC Number: EJ618282

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Publication Date: 2000

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Study Shows Colleges' Dependence on Their Part-Time Instructors.

Cox, Ana Marie

Chronicle of Higher Education, v47 n14 pA12-14 Dec 2000

A report released by the Coalition on the Academic Workforce based on a survey of departments in 10 social science and humanities fields shows that part-time and adjunct professors receive far less pay and fewer benefits than their peers. In many institutions, nontenure-track instructors make up almost half of the teaching staff. (SLD)

Descriptors: Educational Trends, Fringe Benefits, Higher Education, Humanities, Part Time Faculty, Social Sciences, Surveys, Teacher Salaries, Tenure, Trend Analysis

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