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The Stress-Producing Working Conditions of Part-Time Faculty.
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Gappa, Judith M. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1987
Part-time faculty members strongly believe that institutional employment policies and practices are developed for the primary benefit of the employer and contribute significantly to the job-related stress they experience. (Author)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, Employer Employee Relationship, Higher Education
Work, Family, and the Faculty Career. New Pathways: Faculty Career and Employment for the 21st Century Working Paper Series, Inquiry #8.
Gappa, Judith M.; MacDermid, Shelley M. – 1997
This paper, one in a series about the priorities of the professoriate, examines work-family issues as they affect faculty recruitment, retention, and productivity. Following a brief discussion of changing work-force demographics, the first part of the paper examines the structure of an academic career, focusing particularly on junior faculty and…
Descriptors: Careers, College Faculty, Dual Career Family, Faculty College Relationship
Off the Tenure Track: Six Models for Full-Time Nontenurable Appointments. New Pathways: Faculty Career and Employment for the 21st Century Working Paper Series, Inquiry #10.
Gappa, Judith M. – 1996
This paper, one in a series about the priorities of the professoriate, explores several alternatives to tenure for faculty and institutions. Data for the study was drawn from a series of site visits to seven institutions during winter/spring 1995-96. Seventy-one interviews were conducted with administrators, senior faculty, and full-time…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Academic Rank (Professional), Career Development, Career Ladders
The New Faculty Majority: Somewhat Satisfied but Not Eligible for Tenure.
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Gappa, Judith M. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2000
Discusses the employment conditions and levels of satisfaction of the increasing numbers of full- and part-time college faculty members ineligible for tenure. Recommends extension of academic freedom, a reasonable amount of job security for all faculty, inclusion of tenure-ineligible faculty members in governance, and basing faculty rewards and…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Faculty Evaluation, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction
The Part-Time Faculty Advantage.
Leslie, David W.; Gappa, Judith M. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1995
A national study indicates that part-time faculty now teach a major portion of undergraduate studies, and that most institutions plan to use more in the future. Data from the study are used to describe part-time faculty characteristics, how they contribute to their institutions, and the conditions in which they work. Suggestions are made for…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Employment Patterns, Faculty Workload, Higher Education
Academic Careers in the Twenty First Century: New Options for Faculty.
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Gappa, Judith M. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1999
The faculty career is changing in response to external and internal pressures. Discusses pressures for institutional change, current faculty demographics, and possible institutional responses including modifications to traditional tenure systems (changes to the probationary period and time base of tenure, productivity concerns) and faculty career…
Descriptors: Careers, College Faculty, Educational Trends, Faculty College Relationship
Employing Part-Time Faculty: Thoughtful Approaches to Continuing Problems.
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Gappa, Judith M. – AAHE Bulletin, 1984
Six major areas of part-time college faculty employment practices are discussed that illustrate how current practice can be detrimental to part-time faculty performance. Attention is directed to appointment, support services, communication with peers, participation in governance, compensation, and job security. The following areas that require…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Contracts, Employment Practices, Faculty Development
Two Faculties or One? The Conundrum of Part-Timers in a Bifurcated Work Force. New Pathways: Faculty Career and Employment for the 21st Century Working Paper Series, Inquiry #6.
Gappa, Judith M.; Leslie, David W. – 1997
This paper, one in a series about the priorities of the professoriate, traces the rise in the use of part-time faculty and asks whether academic employment has become a dual labor market. Data for the study was derived from the 1993 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty. The research focuses on the effects on part-time faculty and on educational…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, College Faculty, Educational Quality, Employment Patterns