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The Journal of Higher Education

Volume 77, Number 6, November/December 2006

E-ISSN: 1538-4640 Print ISSN: 0022-1546

DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2006.0050

Jacoby, Daniel, 1951-
Effects of Part-Time Faculty Employment on Community College Graduation Rates
The Journal of Higher Education - Volume 77, Number 6, November/December 2006, pp. 1081-1103

The Ohio State University Press

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.


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