Effects of Part-Time Faculty Employment on Community College Graduation Rates

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American Higher Education in Transition (2011, methodology): “Using a similar methodology, Jacoby (2006) found that public two-year colleges that American Higher Education in Transition 201 relied more heavily on part-time faculty had lower graduation rates, while Eagan and Jaeger (2009) and Jaeger and Eagan (2009) found that increased exposure of two-year…”
From Theory to Action: Exploring the Institutional Conditions for Student Retention (2010, background): “in particular in first-year gateway and basic skills courses, only recently have researchers turned their attention to the impact of part-time faculty on student retention (Bettinger & Long, 2004b, 2006; Boggs, 1984; Burgess & Samuels,1999; Eagan & Jaeger, 2008; Harrington & Schibik, 2001; Jacoby, 2”
Student Persistence in Community Colleges (2012, background): “Specifically, Jacoby (2006) found that as the percentage of part-time faculty on campus increases, it is associated with lower graduation and retention rates.”
Predictors of Long-Term Enrollment and Degree Outcomes for Community College Students: Integrating Academic, Psychosocial, Socio-demographic, and Situational Factors (2010, result): “In contrast, other studies found that graduation rates decreased as the proportion of part-time faculty employed increased (Jacoby, 2006) and persistence rates decreased with greater exposure to part-time faculty in gatekeeper courses (Eagen & Jaeger, 2008).”