Contingent Faculty in Higher Education

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-25-2018

Publication Title

New Directions for Institutional Research

Volume

2017

Issue

176

First page number:

9

Last page number:

26

Abstract

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.

Disciplines

Higher Education Administration | Higher Education and Teaching

Language

English

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