The Disciplinary Differences in the Characteristics and Effects of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty

Autor/inn/en	Xu, Di; Ran, Florence Xiaotao
Titel	The Disciplinary Differences in the Characteristics and Effects of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
Quelle	In: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 44 (2022) 1, S.50-78 (29 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3737
DOI	10.3102/01623737211030467
Schlagwörter	Teacher Characteristics; College Faculty; Nontenured Faculty; Intellectual Disciplines; Individual Differences; Community Colleges; Public Colleges; Teaching Conditions + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Geisteswissenschaften; Individueller Unterschied; Community college; Community College; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen
Abstract	Using data with detailed instructor employment information from a state college system, this study examines disciplinary variations in the characteristics and effects of non-tenure-track faculty hired through temporary and long-term employment. We identify substantial differences in demographic and employment characteristics between the two types of non-tenure-line faculty, where the differences are most pronounced in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and health-related fields (STEM) at 4-year colleges. Using an instrumental variables strategy to address student sorting, our analyses indicate that taking introductory courses with temporary adjuncts reduces subsequent interest, and the effects are particularly large in STEM fields at 4-year colleges. Long-term non-tenure faculty are generally comparable with tenure-track faculty in student subsequent interest, but tenure-track faculty are associated with better subsequent performance in a handful of fields. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01