Understanding the new majority of non-tenure-track faculty in higher education
Subtitle: demographics, experiences, and plans of action
By: Adrianna Kezar, Cecile Sam
Contributors: Sam, Cecile
Series: ASHE higher education report -- v. 36, no. 4
Publisher: Jossey-Bass; Wiley
Published: 2010
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif; Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 133
ISBN-13: 9781118002667
Subjects: College teachers, Part-time; College teachers; Tenure; College teaching; Faculty; Universities and colleges
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-124) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Understanding the conflicting research; title: Introduction to the players: groups studying non-tenure-track faculty; title: Portrait of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty; title: Trends in part-time and full-time non-tenure-track faculty; title: Historical developments; title: The demand for non-tenure-track faculty; title: Typologies and titles of non-tenure-track faculty; title: Data and trends related to non-tenure-track faculty; title: Experiences of non-tenure-track faculty; title: Working conditions; title: Perspective on faculty life; title: Upsides of non-tenure-track faculty work; title: Concerns and unmet expectations; title: Plans of Action and Promising Policies; title: Broad recommendations for future directions; title: Promising practices and policies for professionalizing non-tenure-track faculty; title: Context-based examples of the professionalization of non-tenure-track faculty; title: How do we accomplish these changes and ensure intentionality?; title: Conclusions for Practice and Suggestions for Further Research; title: Overall conclusions and implications; title: Future research.