Adjunct Faculty: The Silent Majority

Autor/in	Walton, Erin Maree
Titel	Adjunct Faculty: The Silent Majority
Quelle	(2018), (150 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Concordia University (Oregon)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-4389-0014-1
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Adjunct Faculty; College Faculty; Part Time Faculty; Teacher Role; Teaching Experience; Job Satisfaction; Self Actualization; Job Security + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Fakultät; Lehrerrolle; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung; Arbeitsplatzsicherheit
Abstract	The increase in use of part-time faculty, commonly referred to as "adjunct," has shifted the academic workforce. Utilization of this populace has increased steadily over the past several years and is anticipated to continue this growth as colleges and universities seek cost-cutting measures in balancing their annual budgets. With this increase, however, comes unexpected consequences for the educators who fill these roles; often they are underpaid, overworked, and employed tenuously from term-to-term with no security in employment. This dissertation examines the adjunct faculty role; including what adjunct faculty need to be successful, versus what they have been provided to succeed in their roles. The research uses a constructivist framework alongside Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Herzberg's Theory of Motivation to juxtapose the adjunct work experience with traditional models of satisfaction and self-actualization; the data collected support the theory that adjunct faculty cannot feel secure and valuable in their role under the current adjunct faculty work model, and provides insights for administrators in an effort to better support these faculty and potentially positively impact student outcomes in kind. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01