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Rajagopal, Indhu; Lin, Zeng – Higher Education, 1996
A Canadian survey revealed two significantly different part-time college faculty groups: those with full-time nonacademic jobs ("Classics," 34.5%) and those with only part-time employment ("Contemporaries," 65.5%). The groups have different reasons for teaching part-time, structure of work needs, and motivations.…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Career Choice, Careers, College Faculty