Not Making the Grade: How Increased Reliance on Adjunct Faculty Diminishes Excellence, Academic Freedom, and the Search for New Knowledge

Pages: 247 - 274
Published: Jan 1, 2019
Abstract
As higher education adapts to changing circumstances, limiting the number and kind of part-time and adjunct faculty appointments and ensuring humane employment conditions will help sustain and preserve the values and integrity of higher education. Although the needs of the academic community may justify the use of many part-time and adjunct faculty, the terms and conditions of these appointments may disenfranchise and weaken the educational...
Paper Details
Title
Not Making the Grade: How Increased Reliance on Adjunct Faculty Diminishes Excellence, Academic Freedom, and the Search for New Knowledge
Published Date
Jan 1, 2019
Journal
Pages
247 - 274
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