A field study of adjunct faculty: The impact of career stage on reactions to non-tenure-track jobs

Journal of Career Development

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-16

  Feldman, Daniel C ^a   Turnley, William H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjunct faculty; Age; Career stage; Contingent employment; Job satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035647591     PISSN: 08948453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011193713662     Document Type: Article

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