Publisher's Synopsis
Part-time and temporary faculty now constitute a majority of allthose teaching in colleges and universities. This volume presentsanalyses of the changes in academic work, in faculty careers, andin the economic conditions in higher education that are associatedwith the shift away from full-time academic jobs. Issues forresearch, policy, and practice are discussed.
The chapters in this volume were originally prepared for aconference on part-time and adjunct faculty sponsored by the AlfredP. Sloan Foundation.
This is the 104th issue of the quarterly journal NewDirections for Higher Education.
