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Direct linkEdenfield, Gordon – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Nationally adjunct faculty comprise almost 70% of all two-year institution faculty while in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) adjunct faculty teach 60% of the community college courses, and should past trends continue, the number of adjunct faculty members is expected to grow 10% within the next fifteen years (Caliber, 2007; Phillipe…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Community Colleges, Quality of Life, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedNaquin, Debbie – Inquiry, 2001
States that part-time faculty--whose numbers have doubled in the last generation--are paid an average of only $1500 per three-unit class, are rarely included in the community college culture, receive no benefits, and frequently lack legal protective measures. Offers suggestions as to how these legal issues can be addressed and resolved. (NB)
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Part Time Faculty
