Understanding non-tenure track faculty: New assumptions and theories for conceptualizing behavior

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1419-1442

  Kezar, Adrianna ^a   Sam, Cecile ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

non tenure track faculty; theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053982982     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764211408879     Document Type: Article

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