Study Sees Benefit in Courses With Nontenured Instructors
By TAMAR LEWIN
Published: September 9, 2013
While many higher education experts — and parents — bemoan the fact that tenured professors are a shrinking presence, now making up less than a quarter of the academic work force, a study released Monday found, surprisingly, that students in introductory classes learned more from outside instructors than from tenured or tenure-track professors.
Students taught by untenured faculty were more likely to take a second course in the discipline and more likely to earn a better grade in the next course than those whose first course was taught by a tenured or tenure-track instructor, the report said.
By TAMAR LEWIN
Published: September 9, 2013
While many higher education experts — and parents — bemoan the fact that tenured professors are a shrinking presence, now making up less than a quarter of the academic work force, a study released Monday found, surprisingly, that students in introductory classes learned more from outside instructors than from tenured or tenure-track professors.
Students taught by untenured faculty were more likely to take a second course in the discipline and more likely to earn a better grade in the next course than those whose first course was taught by a tenured or tenure-track instructor, the report said.
See Also
- Berrett, Dan. "Adjuncts Are Better Teachers Than Tenured Professors, Study Finds." Chronicle of Higher Education September 9, 2013.
- Figlio at SSRN
- Jaschik Scott. "The Adjunct Advantage." Inside Higher Ed September 9, 2013
- Safdar, Khadeeja. "Students Learn Better From Professors Outside Tenure System." Wall Street Journal Blog
- Schapiro President of Northwestern Page
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