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FALSE ECONOMIES: Students and the Part-time Community
College Faculty System
Daniel JacobyUniversity of Washington
Harry Bridges Endowed
Chair In Labor Studies
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WORK CONDITIONS THAT MAY AFFECT PERFORMANCE
LOW PAY AND BENEFITS OFFICES, PHONES AND COMPUTERS MULTIPLE CAMPUSES MULTIPLE JOBS SECOND CLASS STATUS--MEETINGS LACK OF INTEGRATION LEAD-TIMES AND PLANNING
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How can job conditions affect performance?
Time demands and availability Weak integration and curricular integrity
Just in time hiring and course planning
Job insecurity and Grade Inflation
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Faculty Status and Grades in Different Classes
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0.5
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1.5
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3.5
ProfessorAssociate ProfessorAssistant ProfessorInstructorTATenuredNon-Tenured
Source: Melanie Moore and Richard Trahan, Tenure Status and Grading Practices, Sociological Perspectives, 41(4) 1998 pp. 775-781
Includes data from 417 Introductory classes at a median size state supported university.
GRADES
Type of Instructor
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GRADE INFLATION AT ONE SMALL BUSINESS COLLEGE OVER 20 YEARS 1983-2003
SOURCE: Is Grade Inflation Related to Faculty Status? Boualem Kezim, Susan E Pariseau, Frances Quinn. Journal of Education for Business Washington:Jul/Aug 2005. Vol. 80, Iss. 6,
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Does Reliance upon PT Faculty reduce Graduation Rates
The Effects of Part-time Faculty Employment on Community College Graduate Rates. Published in Journal of Higher Education (2006) volume 77 issue 6
Data source: Integrated Post-secondary Education Database System (National Center for Educational Statistics). Mandatory self-reporting for all colleges.
Over 1,100 public community colleges
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Summary Results 2001 Study
SOURCE: Original Calculations Using Ipeds Data for 2001
Community Colleges
Grouped by their Part-time Faculty Percent
THIRD
WORST
(77.1%)
MIDDLE THIRD
(67.1%)
BEST THIRD
(39.1%)
GRADUATION
RATES
22.1%
26.3%
28.9%
GRADUATION
PLUS TRANSFER PERCENTAGE
36.1%
41.6%
43.5%
N=1004
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Faculty Student Ratios Also Matter
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STATISTICS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT
PART-TIME FACULTY RATIO FACULTY STUDENT RATIO ETHNICITY AND RACE TUITION FINANCIAL AID % OF STUDENTS PART-TIME & NON-DEGREE
STATE ENROLLMENT PATTERNS
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Preliminary Replication for 2003
Community Colleges
Grouped by their Part-time Faculty Ratio
THIRD
WORST
MIDDLE THIRD
BEST THIRD
GRADUATION
RATES
21.5%
25.5%
30.6%
GRADUATION + TRANSFER
PERCENTAGE
36%
25.5%
30.6%
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Conclusion:
Colleges with lower percentages of part-time faculty have higher graduation rates.
In 2003 the difference between in the third of colleges with the lowest part-time ratios and the third having the highest part-time ratios was nearly 9 percentage points.