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The Fractured Faculty: Contingent Academic Labor and the Transformation of American Higher Education
Direct linkKlainot-Hess, Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Over the last several decades we have seen a fundamental transformation of higher education. Fifty years ago, 75% of faculty were in highly paid and secure tenure-track jobs, but today 75% are in non-tenure-track, or contingent positions. University administrators argue that this shift, and the low wages that accompany these positions, are…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Adjunct Faculty
