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Peer reviewedKnutson, Peter – Academe, 1995
An anthropologist seeking academic employment reflects on the plight of young, underemployed, often temporary faculty in a difficult job market. Conflicts between expectations and the reality of the stratified academic culture are highlighted. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Competition, Employment Patterns, Higher Education
Talbott, Mary J.; And Others – 1988
A study focusing on temporary faculty within the English and mathematics departments at Arizona's three public universities is presented as one of the working papers in a final report of the Arizona Board of Regents' Task Force on Excellence, Efficiency and Competitiveness. Literature on part-time faculty and institutional policies is reviewed,…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, College English, College Faculty, College Mathematics
