Economics 101: Hire part-timers
Economics 101: Hire part-timers - Adjuncts in Higher Edcuation - Cash-strapped colleges and universities in New Jersey are relying more on low-paid, part-time instructors, with more than a third of classes statewide taught by adjuncts.
The staff split is even higher at some community colleges, where as many as 50 percent of teachers are part-time lecturers.
Read the entire article (NorthJersey.com) here.
Related resource: Paul D Umbach (2007). How Effective Are They? Exploring the Impact of Contingent Faculty on Undergraduate Education. Review of Higher Education, 30(2), 91-118.
The staff split is even higher at some community colleges, where as many as 50 percent of teachers are part-time lecturers.
Read the entire article (NorthJersey.com) here.
Related resource: Paul D Umbach (2007). How Effective Are They? Exploring the Impact of Contingent Faculty on Undergraduate Education. Review of Higher Education, 30(2), 91-118.
posted by markomundo at Monday, April 09, 2007
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