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Survey: Use of adjuncts offers advantages, but beware of pitfalls
Author(s) -
Gomez Cynthia
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
recruiting and retaining adult learners
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-6458
pISSN - 2155-644X
DOI - 10.1002/nsr.30036
Subject(s) - medical education , psychology , medicine , engineering ethics , engineering
The use of adjuncts in higher education today is ubiquitous. Adult‐serving programs, departments and institutions often rely heavily on adjuncts to teach their adult learners. The use of adjuncts offers many advantages, including having career‐oriented students learn from experienced professionals working in their fields. But reliance on part‐time faculty can also come with some major pitfalls, such as lack of teaching experience.