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The Relationship Between Adjunct Faculty Staffing And College Student Retention And Graduation, Stephen R. Deutsch
The Relationship Between Adjunct Faculty Staffing And College Student Retention And Graduation, Stephen R. Deutsch
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
The rise of non-tenure track, part-time faculty, referred to as adjuncts, has brought a significant shift to the academic workforce. The count of part-time faculty on campuses has followed an upward trend for the last few decades and now part-time faculty form half of the total faculty workforce. This begs the question, in the face of institutional policies that favor increasing the proportion of adjuncts on faculty rosters: Has the use of adjuncts negatively impacted the student experience and quality of education, leading to lower persistence and graduation rates? This dissertation examines the relationship between adjunct faculty and student outcomes …
Community College Adjuncts: From Information Seeking To Identity Formation, Jennifer Hirsch-Keefe
Community College Adjuncts: From Information Seeking To Identity Formation, Jennifer Hirsch-Keefe
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This phenomenological study addressed the transitions of biology and chemistry adjunct faculty, with full or part-time positions outside of academia, as they navigate the transition between their workplaces and the academic environment and also transition toward becoming confident and competent educators. Using the final two stages of Schoening's (2013) Nurse Educator Transition (NET) Model as a framework, this qualitative study examines the transitions of nine biology and chemistry adjuncts at College Alpha, which is a community college located in a southern state. Study findings indicated both degrees of transition, the day-to-day and the overall transition into teaching, impact the overall …