A case study of the utilization of adjunct faculty in a private university

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Kazarian, William Howard
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	There have been few qualitative studies examining the roles and responsibilities of adjunct faculty in higher education. These found that increased utilization of adjunct faculty raised concerns about an erosion in tenure positions for full-time faculty, lack of involvement in academic and research programs by adjunct faculty, and that institutional integrity was increasingly at risk for student learners. The literature is split between two sources: (1) concern in the growing corporatization of American colleges and universities and the shifting labor market; and, (2) collections of anecdotal stories by adjuncts reflecting their own personal histories. Increased reliance on adjunct faculty has created issues regarding labor parity and the effectiveness and quality of teaching. This research investigated the status of adjunct faculty in terms of lltili7lltjon, institutional support, inclusion, and changes in delivery of education to a broader student/consumer base. The adjunct participants for this research were those who teach composition courses at a Private University and whose terms ofhire (COUISe limitation, pay, duties, and conditions) were defined by institutional contracts for adjuncts. This research used the term "adjunct" and "part-time" faculty to apply to the same group. The participants within this group were identified as those whose livelihood mostly depended upon their employment as adjunct faculty at one or multiple institutions of higher education in permanent positions. Many wanted to teach full-time in higher education. Most of the adjunct faculty considered themselves entrepreneurs who patched together courses while many acknowledged support from their spouse's income.
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