A is for “Adjunct”: Examining Grade Inflation in Higher Education

By B. S. Sonner. 2000

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Is Grade Inflation Related to Faculty Status? (2005, background): “Sonner (2000) conducted a study over a 2-year period at a small public university where approximately 70% of the courses are taught by part-time faculty.”
Are all part-time faculty underemployed? The influence of faculty status preference on satisfaction and commitment (2008, background): “These investigations reflect the broad diversity of employment and professional issues, including gender differences (Lundy & Warme, 1990), institutional treatment (Krier & Staples, 1993), teaching performance and practice (Schuetz, 2002; Sonner, 2000), and union policy (Rhoades, 1996).”