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- Title
Effects of Exposure to Part-time Faculty on Community College Transfer.
- Authors
Kevin Eagan, M.; Jaeger, Audrey
- Abstract
Over the past several decades, one of the most significant changes in the delivery of postsecondary education involves the dramatic increase in the use of contingent or part-time faculty. Although the increased use of part-time faculty within higher education makes sense from an administrative point of view, its use does not come without criticism. With community colleges representing a more convenient, affordable, and flexible educational option for a number of students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, examining how exposure to part-time faculty relates to students’ academic goals represents an important area of inquiry. This study draws from social and human capital frameworks and uses hierarchical generalized linear modeling (HGLM) to examine how exposure to part-time faculty relates to community college students’ likelihood of transferring to a four-year college or university. Findings suggest that students tend to be significantly less likely to transfer as their exposure to part-time faculty increases.
- Subjects
COMMUNITY colleges; POSTSECONDARY education; ADJUNCT faculty; UNIVERSITY faculty; PART-time employment; COMMUNITY college students; HUMAN capital; HIGHER education; INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics)
- Publication
Research in Higher Education, 2009, Vol 50, Issue 2, p168
- ISSN
0361-0365
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11162-008-9113-8