Reexamining the Association Between Part-Time Faculty Employment and Institutional Graduation at Community Colleges

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Abstract

The increasing presence of part-time faculty at institutions of higher education calls for rigorous investigation on the relationship between part-time faculty employment and institutional graduation rate at two-year community colleges. In this study, we utilized linear growth modeling and longitudinal data from IPEDS to examine such relationship. Preliminary results indicated that part-time faculty is not significantly associated with institutional graduation rate at public two-year community colleges.

Authors

• Hongwei Yu, The University of Texas - Austin

• Bernard Oliver, United Arab Emirates University

• E. Michael Bohlig, The University of Texas