Factors Contributing to Job Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction among Non-Tenure-Track Faculty.

NONTENURED faculty; JOB satisfaction of college teachers; COLLEGE teaching; HERZBERG, Frederick; UNIVERSITY faculty; PART-time employment; CAREER development; PSYCHOLOGY of teaching; MENTORING; PSYCHOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT; UNIVERSITIES & colleges

The article examines the reasons underpinning what the authors identify as growing job dissatisfaction among non-tenure-track and part-time faculty (NTTF) at U.S. universities and colleges. The authors look at the impact of increased employment of NTTF on student learning and retention, the research of Frederick Herzberg on job satisfaction undertaken in the 1950s, the impact of institutional terms of NTTF employment, respect, and inclusion on job dissatisfaction, as well as the positive impact of classroom teaching. Topics include the psychological impact on NTTF of student mentoring, NTTF job flexibility, and NTTF dissatisfaction with career advancement.