出版社：International Association for Computer Information Systems
摘要：The number of course hours adjunct faculty members teach continues to rise in higher education, while treatment of this growing faculty segment remains an area of intense emotion and scrutiny. Universities cite cost savings and adjuncts' specialized educational qualifications as a positive for the university and students. Adjunct faculty members cite cases in which lack of job security and benefits, low pay, and poor treatment and cond itions contribute to emotional stress — making the position of adjunct faculty member untenable. In response to this discord, a growing unionization movement has begun among adjunct faculties. Unions, once the primary vehicle for blue collar labor, have embr aced this new demographic, and in several cases have helped adjunct faculty members to form unions under the guidelines of the National Labor Relations Board. In this qualitative study, several themes emerged from adjunct faculty members as they went throu gh a process of unionization including issues of isolation and confusion, mixed messages, and fear of uncertainty. The unionization process was perceived as mostly positive for the majority of the participants despite some concerns as the process developed
关键词：Adjunct ; F ; aculty; ; U ; nion; ; Q ; ual ; itative ; S ; tudy; ; L ; abor ; R ; elations
