Factors contributing to job satisfaction and dissatisfaction among non-tenure-track faculty

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 411-434

  Waltman, Jean ^a   Bergom, Inger ^a   Hollenshead, Carol ^a   Miller, Jeanne ^a   August, Louise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WALSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84861665757     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: 15384640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2012.0014     Document Type: Article

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