Ignis Fatuus Effect of Faculty Category: Is the Tenure Versus Non-Tenure Debate Meaningful to Students’ Course Experiences?

The American professoriate is shifting its majority makeup from tenure track to non-tenure track faculty members. Less known, though, is what the implications of this shift are for students’ course experiences. We sought to examine the extent to which the teaching practices, with regard to academic...

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Published in:Innovative higher education 2018-06, Vol.43 (3), p.201-216
Main Authors: Michel, Jessica Ostrow, Chadi, Diana, Jimenez, Marisol, Campbell, Corbin M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classification
College Faculty
Education
Educational Practices
Higher Education
Nontenured Faculty
Observation
Quality of education
Student Experience
Teacher Influence
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Tenure
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Summary:The American professoriate is shifting its majority makeup from tenure track to non-tenure track faculty members. Less known, though, is what the implications of this shift are for students’ course experiences. We sought to examine the extent to which the teaching practices, with regard to academic rigor and cognitively responsive teaching, differ between faculty category using observational measures of teaching in the classroom. We found that broad categorizations of faculty may not be meaningful unless they are examined in particular contexts, such as discipline and class size.
ISSN:0742-5627
1573-1758
DOI:10.1007/s10755-017-9420-0