Part‐time faculty and the production of knowledge

Blackburn, Robert T.

doi:10.1002/ir.37019781809

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“…enrollment within U.S. higher institutions experienced an unprecedented increase in student enrollments (Lucas, 1994). The rapid increase in post-war enrollment at U.S. institutions placed 2-year or community colleges in an unfavorable position of competing with 4-year colleges and universities for qualified, full-time faculty thus leading to an increased demand for part-time instructors (Blackburn, 1978;Gappa, 1984).…”

Section: Defining Part-time Facultysupporting

confidence: 41%

The Effects of Part-Time Faculty on First Semester Freshmen Retention: A Predictive Model Using Logistic Regression

Jaeger

Hinz

2008

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Pr

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Part-time faculty clearly serve a valuable purpose in higher education; however, their increased use raises concerns for administrators, faculty, and policy makers. Part-time faculty members spend a greater proportion of their overall time teaching, but the initial evidence suggests that these instructors are less available to students and are less engaged with the campus environment. Recent research attempts to connect part-time faculty utilization to student outcomes. This study explored the effects of exposure to part-time faculty instruction on student retention. Typical first-year students entering the study institution between 1999 and 2003 received over one-quarter of their total first-year instruction from part-time faculty. Furthermore, results show that as exposure to part-time faculty instruction increases, the odds of being retained decrease. Because the use of part-time faculty varies based on institutional type, additional research should focus on diverse institutional settings.

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Section: Defining Part-time Facultysupporting

confidence: 41%