Understanding the new majority of non-tenure-track faculty in higher education : demographics, experiences, and plans of action / Adrianna Kezar, Cecile Sam.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-124) and indexes.
Contents
Understanding the conflicting research -- Introduction to the players: groups studying non-tenure-track faculty -- Portrait of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty -- Trends in part-time and full-time non-tenure-track faculty -- Historical developments -- The demand for non-tenure-track faculty -- Typologies and titles of non-tenure-track faculty -- Data and trends related to non-tenure-track faculty -- Experiences of non-tenure-track faculty -- Working conditions -- Perspective on faculty life -- Upsides of non-tenure-track faculty work -- Concerns and unmet expectations -- Plans of Action and Promising Policies -- Broad recommendations for future directions -- Promising practices and policies for professionalizing non-tenure-track faculty -- Context-based examples of the professionalization of non-tenure-track faculty -- How do we accomplish these changes and ensure intentionality? -- Conclusions for Practice and Suggestions for Further Research -- Overall conclusions and implications -- Future research.
