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Recruiting and retaining rural community college faculty
Author(s) -
Murray John P.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.270
Subject(s) - disadvantage , community college , economic shortage , rural community , public relations , sociology , political science , pedagogy , medical education , socioeconomics , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics) , law
Much is being written about a potential shortage of qualified community college faculty. Rural community colleges may be at the greatest disadvantage in attracting and retaining new faculty because they cannot offer the financial, cultural, and social advantages that more urban institutions can. This chapter describes the factors rural community college leaders must consider when recruiting and hiring new professors.