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Louis, Deborah – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
According to best estimates, some 800,000 faculty members, close to two-thirds of the total nationwide, are adjunct, "contingent," or "lecturer." The severity of their plight, rapidly worsening in today's economic crisis, intersects the interrelated domains of human rights, fair employment, and the future of higher education. In those areas where…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Labor Standards, Adjunct Faculty, Tenure
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Miller, Linda – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2008
Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) is now firmly on government agendas in many countries, including England, and the need to develop a professional workforce is generally agreed. The reform of the children's workforce in England acknowledges that increasing the skills and competence of this workforce is critical to its success. Two new…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Professional Development