Hidden Academics: The Part-Time Faculty in Canada.

Rajagopal, Indhu; Farr, William D.

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ERIC Number: EJ453089

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Publication Date: 1992

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Hidden Academics: The Part-Time Faculty in Canada.

Rajagopal, Indhu; Farr, William D.

Higher Education, v24 n3 p317-31 Oct 1992

Analysis of the status, workload, and economics of Canada's large part-time university faculty workforce suggests that the academic labor force is hierarchically divided between full- and part-time faculty with radically different work processes and institutional treatment. Part-time teachers compensate for fiscal deficits and have degraded and deprofessionalized academic functions. (MSE)

Descriptors: College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Educational Economics, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Workload, Females, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Males, Organizational Climate, Part Time Faculty, Peer Relationship, Teacher Characteristics, Universities

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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