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Download full textThompson, Karen – 1994
This paper examines the role of part-time college faculty in higher education, the job market for prospective faculty, the role of unions in organizing part-time faculty, and possible solutions to the over-reliance on and exploitation of part-time faculty and teaching assistants by American universities. It discusses one part-time faculty member's…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems, Higher Education
Heller, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
On campuses around the country, part-time and temporary instructors are pushing for power, and many see unions as the most likely way to get results. At issue are salaries, benefits, terms of appointment, etc. (MLW)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Employment Level, Faculty College Relationship
