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| Table 224. | Part-time instructional faculty and staff in institutions of higher education, by instruction activities and type and control of institution: Fall 1992 |
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| All | Public |Private | Public |Private |Public |Private|Private|Public|Other
Instruction activities |insti- |research|research|doctoral|doctoral|compre-|compre-|liberal|2-year|
|tutions| | | | |hensive|hensive| arts | |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
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Number of part-time instructional faculty | | | | | | | | | |
and staff (in thousands) .................| 377 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 47 | 37 | 21 | 166 | 24
Percentage distribution ..................| 100.0 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 12.5 | 9.7 | 5.6 | 44.2 | 6.5
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Hours worked per week | | | | | | | | | |
Average hours worked per week ..............| 33.8 | 38.9 | 40.3 | 34.6 | 37.0 | 34.7 | 35.6 | 33.4 | 31.5 | 32.6
Paid activities within institution .......| 11.7 | 19.9 | 11.6 | 14.3 | 10.7 | 13.5 | 10.3 | 12.8 | 10.1 | 10.4
Unpaid activities within institution .....| 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.8
Outside paid activities ..................| 16.9 | 12.5 | 22.7 | 14.5 | 20.6 | 15.5 | 20.9 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 17.1
Unpaid activities outside institution ....| 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.3
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Work time distribution (percent) | | | | | | | | | |
Total ......................................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |100.0 |100.0
Teaching .................................| 59.8 | 52.1 | 38.7 | 60.7 | 42.7 | 61.6 | 56.6 | 61.4 | 64.9 | 59.3
Research/scholarship .....................| 7.1 | 15.7 | 17.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 7.0
Professional growth ......................| 5.8 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.1
Administration ...........................| 5.8 | 5.4 | 12.7 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.2
Outside consulting .......................| 10.4 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 8.6 | 17.0 | 8.2 | 12.4 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 11.0
Service/non-teaching .....................| 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 9.2 | 21.0 | 9.7 | 12.9 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 12.5
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Preferred work time distribution (percent) | | | | | | | | | |
Total ......................................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |100.0 |100.0
Teaching .................................| 57.7 | 51.9 | 37.5 | 58.2 | 40.6 | 57.0 | 56.2 | 58.8 | 63.1 | 56.4
Research/scholarship .....................| 11.2 | 18.8 | 21.2 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 11.4
Professional growth ......................| 9.0 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.6
Administration ...........................| 4.3 | 3.8 | 9.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.8
Outside consulting .......................| 8.6 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 16.8 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 9.2
Service/non-teaching .....................| 9.3 | 10.3 | 12.3 | 8.5 | 17.4 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 10.6
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Distribution of hours taught | | | | | | | | | |
per week (percent) | | | | | | | | | |
Total ......................................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |100.0 |100.0
Less than 4.0 ...........................| 34.6 | 44.3 | 60.5 | 36.2 | 52.5 | 36.0 | 42.0 | 36.7 | 26.7 | 37.2
4.0 to 5.9 ...............................| 15.3 | 11.1 | 14.8 | 15.3 | 16.4 | 15.7 | 13.2 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 16.1
6.0 to 7.9 ...............................| 20.0 | 15.7 | 14.5 | 19.5 | 13.8 | 20.9 | 18.0 | 20.2 | 22.9 | 12.9
8.0 to 9.9 ...............................| 12.4 | 13.0 | 4.6 | 14.9 | 6.9 | 11.6 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 14.6 | 12.8
10.0 to 14.9 .............................| 9.7 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 11.6 | 10.9
15.0 or more .............................| 7.9 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 10.2
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Distribution of number of students | | | | | | | | | |
taught (percent) | | | | | | | | | |
Total hours taught per week ................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |100.0 |100.0
Less than 25 .............................| 36.5 | 36.0 | 57.4 | 27.1 | 48.2 | 26.2 | 47.2 | 50.1 | 31.8 | 49.2
25 to 49 .................................| 33.5 | 22.9 | 25.5 | 29.4 | 31.8 | 33.7 | 28.9 | 32.7 | 38.7 | 23.4
50 to 74 .................................| 16.2 | 15.6 | 11.1 | 20.2 | 9.9 | 21.1 | 13.2 | 10.1 | 16.9 | 15.7
75 to 99 .................................| 6.2 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 5.3
100 to 149 ...............................| 5.1 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 8.4 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.7
150 or more ..............................| 2.5 | 11.1 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.7
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Distribution of student classroom | | | | | | | | | |
contact hours per week\1\ (percent) | | | | | | | | | |
Total students taught ......................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |100.0 |100.0
Less than 50 .............................| 18.6 | 23.8 | 45.3 | 13.2 | 35.4 | 12.4 | 27.6 | 27.2 | 11.6 | 30.3
50 to 99 .................................| 26.8 | 18.9 | 34.6 | 21.8 | 28.5 | 24.0 | 30.0 | 33.3 | 27.8 | 20.2
100 to 199 ...............................| 30.3 | 25.0 | 9.5 | 35.7 | 22.1 | 36.9 | 25.5 | 25.6 | 33.6 | 24.7
200 to 349 ...............................| 15.4 | 14.4 | 7.7 | 17.6 | 4.5 | 14.8 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 18.8 | 18.0
350 to 499 ...............................| 4.6 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5
500 or more ..............................| 4.4 | 11.1 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 2.3
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Distribution of total classroom credit | | | | | | | | | |
hours (percent) | | | | | | | | | |
Total contact hours.........................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |100.0 |100.0
Less than 4.0 ............................| 40.3 | 48.7 | 51.5 | 36.9 | 54.6 | 39.9 | 48.5 | 47.8 | 35.1 | 37.3
4.0 to 5.9 ...............................| 15.7 | 12.8 | 27.8 | 17.2 | 10.9 | 13.7 | 9.6 | 14.2 | 16.4 | 21.9
6.0 to 7.9 ...............................| 21.5 | 16.8 | 8.9 | 21.6 | 16.8 | 24.9 | 20.9 | 18.8 | 23.8 | 17.2
8.0 to 9.9 ...............................| 12.4 | 16.9 | 5.5 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 13.9 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 13.4 | 13.7
10.0 to 14.9 .............................| 6.9 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 5.2
15.0 or more .............................| 3.2 | 1.6 | (\2\) | 7.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.7
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Number of classes taught for credit | | | | | | | | | |
Faculty with undergraduate classes only | | | | | | | | | |
(percent) | | | | | | | | | |
Total undergraduate credit courses .......| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |100.0 |100.0
1 ......................................| 50.2 | 49.4 | 69.1 | 48.6 | 61.6 | 49.6 | 54.5 | 50.7 | 48.1 | 52.4
2 ......................................| 32.0 | 26.7 | 26.1 | 34.8 | 27.0 | 32.6 | 28.0 | 30.8 | 33.8 | 28.3
3 ......................................| 11.2 | 12.8 | 0.8 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 12.1
4 ......................................| 4.0 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.6
5 or more ..............................| 2.6 | 4.5 | (\2\) | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 1.6
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Faculty with graduate classes only (percent)| | | | | | | | | |
Total graduate credit courses ............| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | --- | --- |100.0
1 ......................................| 72.4 | 70.5 | 77.6 | 62.7 | 72.9 | 57.6 | 74.5 | --- | --- | 84.1
2 ......................................| 18.0 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 33.0 | 16.1 | 33.2 | 18.9 | --- | --- | 6.3
3 ......................................| 7.1 | 12.8 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 3.1 | --- | --- | 5.7
4 ......................................| 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.0 | (\2\) | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | --- | --- | 1.8
5 or more ..............................| 1.2 | 2.7 | (\2\) | 0.2 | 1.0 | (\2\) | 2.1 | --- | --- | 2.2
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Faculty with both undergraduate and | | | | | | | | | |
graduate classes (percent) | | | | | | | | | |
Total graduate and undergraduate courses .| 100.0 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
2 ......................................| 48.0 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
3 ......................................| 35.7 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
4 ......................................| 10.6 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
5 or more ..............................| 5.7 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
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| \1\Hours that faculty and instructional staff spend each week with students during classroom instruction multiplied by the
number of students taught.
\2\Less than .05 percent. ---Data not available or not applicable. NOTE.--Because of rounding, details may not add to totals. Data have been revised from previously published figures. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF), 1993. (This table was prepared September 1996.)
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