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UNINA9910819150103321 |
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Autore |
Cross John G |
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Titolo |
Off-track profs : nontenured teachers in higher education / / John G. Cross and Edie N. Goldenberg |
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Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009 |
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1-282-24029-3 |
0-262-25541-3 |
9786612240294 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (211 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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College teachers - Tenure - United States |
College teachers - Employment - United States |
College teachers, Part-time - Employment - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-185) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Do we know who teaches our students? -- Setting the stage : the changing complexion of postsecondary instruction -- How are academic hiring decisions made? -- From monastery to market -- The market for non-tenure-track instruction -- The invasion of business models -- Faculty unionization : the limits of an industrial model -- Do hiring practices matter? -- From dilemmas to action. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An investigation of non-tenure-track faculty at ten elite research universities and the implications for undergraduate education, institutional governance, and American preeminence in higher education. |
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