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Xu, Di; Ran, Florence Xiaotao – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2022
Using data with detailed instructor employment information from a state college system, this study examines disciplinary variations in the characteristics and effects of non-tenure-track faculty hired through temporary and long-term employment. We identify substantial differences in demographic and employment characteristics between the two types…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, College Faculty, Nontenured Faculty, Intellectual Disciplines
Xu, Di; Solanki, Sabrina – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2020
This article presents new quasi-experimental evidence regarding the effectiveness of teaching-oriented faculty with tenure-track appointment, a model pioneered at the University of California (UC) system. Using data from six cohorts of students at a UC campus, we examine the impact of initial course-taking with three distinct types of…
Descriptors: Tenure, Teaching (Occupation), College Faculty, Outcomes of Education
Ran, Florence Xiaotao; Xu, Di – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2017
Based on a dataset on two- and four-year college students and instructors from an anonymous state that includes detailed instructor employment information, this paper classifies faculty into four types--tenured instructors, tenure-track instructors, long-term adjuncts, and short-term adjuncts--to examine whether adjunct faculty have different…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, College Faculty, Outcomes of Education, College Students