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Waltman, Jean; Bergom, Inger; Hollenshead, Carol; Miller, Jeanne; August, Louise – Journal of Higher Education, 2012
While scholars have investigated the recent influx of non-tenure-track faculty (NTTF), few have talked extensively with NTTF to understand their perspectives. Using Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory, we present focus group findings about job satisfaction of NTTF at 12 research universities. We highlight policies supporting teaching, job…
Descriptors: Tenure, Job Satisfaction, Job Security, Focus Groups
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Bergom, Inger; Waltman, Jean; August, Louise; Hollenshead, Carol – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2010
Non-tenure-track (NTT) research faculty are perhaps the most under-recognized group of academic professionals on the campuses today, despite their increasingly important role within the expanding academic research enterprise. The American Association for the Advancement of Science reports that the amount of federal spending on R&D has more than…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Nontenured Faculty, Researchers, College Faculty