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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1173839
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 18
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Understanding the Growth of Contingent Faculty
McNaughtan, Jon; García, Hugo A.; Nehls, Kim
New Directions for Institutional Research, n176 p9-26 Win 2017
This chapter presents demographic characteristics of contingent faculty across and within higher education sectors. The descriptive data provide insight into how each sector's hiring patterns have changed over the past 30 years. Results indicate that regardless of institutional type, the role of contingent faculty has increased and will likely continue to grow.
Descriptors: Nontenured Faculty, Higher Education, Demography, Institutional Characteristics, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Role
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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