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Hendrika Jacoba Brouwer; Semra Griffiths; Alycia Jacob; Thomas Aaron Ricks; Paula Schulz; Sharni Lavell; Louisa Lam; Elisabeth Jacob – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2024
Sessional academics undertake a large proportion of teaching and marking and are essential for current university structures and student success. Employment of sessional academics has primarily been driven by cost savings and flexibility in hiring practices for employers, in addition to managing academic staffing shortages. Despite the increase in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nontenured Faculty, Part Time Faculty, Higher Education
Gene G. Sandan – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Research on first-year college students (FYCS) indicate that faculty, including part-time, non-tenure track faculty (PTNTTF), play a vital role in meeting the academic needs of FYCS to facilitate their academic success. However, the literature on PTNTTF suggests that the departmental culture they experience may impact their ability to meet…
Descriptors: Departments, School Culture, Teaching Experience, College Faculty