Understanding the new majority of non-tenure-track faculty in higher education : demographics, experiences, and plans of action

Kezar, Adrianna J. (Author). Sam, Cecile. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781118002667 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1118002660 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xiii, 133 p. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-124) and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

Understanding the conflicting research -- Introduction to the players: groups studying non-tenure-track faculty -- Portrait of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty -- Trends in part-time and full-time non-tenure-track faculty -- Historical developments-- The demand for non-tenure-track faculty -- Typologies and titles of non-tenure-track faculty -- Data and trends related to non-tenure-track faculty -- Experiences of non-tenure-track faculty -- Working conditions -- Perspective on faculty life -- Upsides of non-tenure-track faculty work -- Concerns and unmet expectations -- Plans of Action and Promising Policies -- Broad recommendations for future directions -- Promising practices and policies for professionalizing non-tenure-track faculty -- Context-based examples of the professionalization of non-tenure-track faculty -- How do we accomplish these changes and ensure intentionality? -- Conclusions for Practice and Suggestions for Further Research -- Overall conclusions and implications -- Future research.