College English Jan 2011

Discourse of the Firetenders: Considering Contingent Faculty through the Lens of Activity Theory

Sue Doe ; Natalie Barnes ; David Bowen ; David Gilkey ; Ginger Guardiola Smoak ; Sarah Ryan ; Kirk Sarell ; Laura H. Thomas ; Lucy J. Troup Colorado State University ; Mike Palmquist

Abstract

Drawing on work logs kept by participants, the authors report and analyze a project at their university in which contingent faculty recorded the amount of work they actually performed during a week. The authors also recommend ways to enhance the working conditions of such faculty.

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College English
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2011-01-01
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10.58680/ce201113518
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