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Effects of Part-Time Faculty Employment on Community College Graduation Rates

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Title: Effects of Part-Time Faculty Employment on Community College Graduation Rates
Language: English
Authors: Jacoby, Daniel
Source: Journal of Higher Education. Nov-Dec 2006 77(6):1081-1103.
Availability: Ohio State University Press. 180 Pressey Hall, 1070 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1002. Tel: 614-292-1407; Fax: 614-292-2065; Web site: http://www.ohiostatepress.org.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 23
Publication Date: 2006
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Two Year Colleges
Descriptors: Part Time Faculty, Part Time Employment, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Graduation Rate, Multiple Regression Analysis, Academic Persistence, Correlation, Public Colleges, Teacher Student Ratio, Institutional Characteristics, Minority Groups
Geographic Terms: United States
ISSN: 0022-1546
Abstract: Regression analysis indicates that graduation rates for public community colleges in the United States are adversely affected when institutions rely heavily upon part-time faculty instruction. Negative effects may be partially offset if the use of part-time faculty increases the net faculty resource available per student. However, the evidence suggests that this offset is insufficient to reverse negative effects upon graduation rates. (Contains 3 tables and 5 endnotes).
Abstractor: Author
Number of References: 4
Entry Date: 2006
Access URL: https://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_higher_education/toc/jhe77.6.html
Accession Number: EJ745951
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Regression analysis indicates that graduation rates for public community colleges in the United States are adversely affected when institutions rely heavily upon part-time faculty instruction. Negative effects may be partially offset if the use of part-time faculty increases the net faculty resource available per student. However, the evidence suggests that this offset is insufficient to reverse negative effects upon graduation rates. (Contains 3 tables and 5 endnotes).
ISSN:0022-1546