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Effects of Part-Time Faculty Employment on Community College Graduation Rates
- The Journal of Higher Education
- The Ohio State University Press
- Volume 77, Number 6, November/December 2006
- pp. 1081-1103
- 10.1353/jhe.2006.0050
- Article
- Additional Information
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.