American Academic: A National Survey of Part-time/Adjunct Faculty. Volume 2

Institution	AFT Higher Education
Titel	American Academic: A National Survey of Part-time/Adjunct Faculty. Volume 2
Quelle	(2010), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Unions; College Faculty; Compensation (Remuneration); Job Satisfaction; Educational Trends; College Instruction; Faculty Workload; College Environment; Work Environment; Part Time Faculty; Employment Opportunities; Occupational Surveys; National Surveys; Telephone Surveys; Interviews; Teacher Role; Teacher Characteristics; Teacher Attitudes; Adjunct Faculty + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Abfindung; Kompensation; Lohnausgleich; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Bildungsentwicklung; Hochschullehre; Hochschulumwelt; Arbeitsmilieu; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Berufsanalyse; Telephone interview; Telefoninterview; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrerrolle; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	Plainly, part-time/adjunct faculty members now play a vital role in educating the nation's college students. Even so, the data and research on part-time/adjunct faculty members have tended to be pretty spotty. This survey, conducted by Hart Research Associates on behalf of the American Federation of Teachers, is one of the first nationwide attempts to really understand the role of part-time/adjunct faculty. Telephone interviews were conducted on a national sample of part-time/adjunct faculty employed in two- and four-year public and private nonprofit higher education institutions. The survey results address three fundamental questions: (1) Who are part-time/adjunct faculty members?; (2) Under what conditions do they work?; and (3) How do they view their work and the challenges they face on campus? The survey reveals that part-time/adjunct instructors are generally pleased to have teaching jobs and enjoy teaching. Part-time/adjunct faculty members vary considerably in the extent of their participation in the institution as well as their ambitions to teach on a full-time basis. The survey highlights serious shortcomings in the financial and professional support received by part-time/adjunct instructors, and reveals widespread concern in the ranks about bread-and-butter conditions. This report has five sections. Section I provides a demographic overview of part-time and adjunct faculty. Section II examines faculty's attitudes toward part-time employment. Section III explores job satisfaction and faculty's assessment of various employment conditions. Section IV reports on the compensation and benefits received by faculty. Finally, section V reviews professional support and advancement opportunities. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Federation of Teachers. 555 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001. Tel: 202-879-4400; Web site: http://www.aft.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10