Table 221. | Part-time instructional faculty and staff in institutions of higher education, by instruction activities and type and control of institution: Fall 1992 |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | 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 | | ____________________________________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______|________|_______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 ____________________________________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______|________|_______ Number of part-time instructional faculty | | | | | | | | | | and staff ........................................|263,215 | 16,071 | 10,924 | 13,087 | 11,752 |32,367 |25,346 |19,633 |120,797 |13,239 Percentage distribution ..........................| 100.0 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 12.3 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 45.9 | 5.0 |========|========|========|========|========|=======|=======|=======|========|======= Hours worked per week | | | | | | | | | | Average hours worked per week ......................| 33.7 | 39.0 | 40.3 | 34.6 | 36.0 | 34.8 | 35.5 | 33.4 | 31.5 | 32.7 Paid activities within institution ...............| 11.7 | 20.0 | 11.6 | 14.2 | 11.1 | 13.5 | 10.3 | 12.8 | 10.1 | 10.3 Unpaid activities within institution .............| 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 Outside paid activities ..........................| 16.9 | 12.5 | 22.7 | 14.5 | 19.7 | 15.6 | 20.9 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 17.1 Unpaid activities outside institution ............| 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | | | | | | | | | | 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 .........................................| 60.0 | 52.0 | 38.6 | 60.6 | 42.0 | 61.4 | 56.6 | 61.5 | 64.9 | 58.0 Research/scholarship .............................| 7.0 | 15.7 | 17.8 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 7.5 Professional growth ..............................| 5.8 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.2 Administration ...................................| 5.8 | 5.4 | 12.7 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 5.6 Outside consulting ...............................| 10.4 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 8.7 | 17.5 | 8.2 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 10.9 Service/non-teaching .............................| 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 20.5 | 9.6 | 12.9 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 12.9 | | | | | | | | | | 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 .........................................| 57.9 | 51.8 | 37.4 | 58.0 | 40.2 | 56.9 | 56.1 | 58.8 | 62.9 | 55.1 Research/scholarship .............................| 11.1 | 18.8 | 21.2 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 12.1 Professional growth ..............................| 9.0 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.8 Administration ...................................| 4.3 | 3.8 | 9.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 Outside consulting ...............................| 8.6 | 7.6 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 16.8 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 9.0 Service/non-teaching .............................| 9.2 | 10.3 | 12.3 | 8.4 | 17.0 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 11.0 | | | | | | | | | | 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 ...................................| 34.4 | 44.3 | 60.6 | 36.3 | 51.6 | 35.9 | 41.9 | 36.7 | 26.7 | 39.9 4.0 to 5.9 .......................................| 15.3 | 11.0 | 14.8 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.7 | 13.2 | 16.7 | 15.8 | 16.6 6.0 to 7.9 .......................................| 20.3 | 15.7 | 14.5 | 19.5 | 14.8 | 20.9 | 17.9 | 20.2 | 22.9 | 13.3 8.0 to 9.9 .......................................| 12.3 | 13.0 | 4.6 | 14.8 | 6.0 | 11.6 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 14.6 | 10.7 10.0 to 14.9 .....................................| 9.8 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 11.6 | 10.5 15.0 or more .....................................| 7.9 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 9.0 | | | | | | | | | | Distribution of number of students taught (percent) | | | | | | | | | | Total ..............................................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 Less than 25 .....................................| 36.6 | 36.0 | 57.5 | 27.3 | 51.3 | 26.1 | 47.1 | 50.2 | 31.7 | 51.3 25 to 49 .........................................| 33.8 | 22.9 | 25.5 | 29.4 | 29.9 | 33.7 | 28.9 | 32.6 | 38.8 | 23.0 50 to 74 .........................................| 16.0 | 15.6 | 11.1 | 20.1 | 9.4 | 21.2 | 13.2 | 10.1 | 17.0 | 14.0 75 to 99 .........................................| 6.2 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 5.4 100 to 149 .......................................| 5.0 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 6.0 150 or more ......................................| 2.4 | 11.1 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | | | | | | | | | | Distribution of student classroom | | | | | | | | | | contact hours per week\1\ (percent) | | | | | | | | | | Total ..............................................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 Less than 50 .....................................| 18.4 | 23.9 | 45.3 | 13.3 | 36.5 | 12.3 | 27.3 | 27.2 | 11.6 | 32.7 50 to 99 .........................................| 27.1 | 18.8 | 34.6 | 21.8 | 27.1 | 24.0 | 30.0 | 33.3 | 27.7 | 21.3 100 to 199 .......................................| 30.4 | 25.0 | 9.5 | 35.7 | 22.6 | 37.1 | 25.6 | 25.6 | 33.6 | 23.0 200 to 349 .......................................| 15.3 | 14.4 | 7.8 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 14.8 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 18.8 | 17.0 350 to 499 .......................................| 4.6 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 500 or more ......................................| 4.2 | 11.1 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 2.1 | | | | | | | | | | Distribution of total classroom credit | | | | | | | | | | hours (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 ....................................| 40.3 | 48.6 | 51.5 | 37.0 | 52.6 | 39.8 | 48.3 | 47.9 | 35.0 | 40.1 4.0 to 5.9 .......................................| 15.6 | 12.8 | 27.9 | 17.2 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 9.6 | 14.2 | 16.4 | 21.4 6.0 to 7.9 .......................................| 21.6 | 16.8 | 8.9 | 21.5 | 16.2 | 24.9 | 20.9 | 18.8 | 23.8 | 16.3 8.0 to 9.9 .......................................| 12.3 | 16.9 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 14.0 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 13.5 | 12.5 10.0 to 14.9 .....................................| 7.0 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 5.2 15.0 or more .....................................| 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | | | | | | | | | | Number of classes taught for credit (percent) | | | | | | | | | | Faculty with undergraduate classes only | | | | | | | | | | Total ............................................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 1 ..............................................| 50.1 | 49.3 | 69.1 | 48.8 | 62.2 | 49.6 | 54.4 | 50.7 | 48.0 | 53.3 2 ..............................................| 32.1 | 26.8 | 26.0 | 34.6 | 25.0 | 32.7 | 27.9 | 30.7 | 33.9 | 28.2 3 ..............................................| 11.2 | 12.8 | 0.8 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 12.6 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 11.2 4 ..............................................| 4.0 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.8 5 or more ......................................| 2.7 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 1.4 | | | | | | | | | | Faculty with graduate classes only | | | | | | | | | | Total ............................................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 1 ..............................................| 72.5 | 70.4 | 77.7 | 62.8 | 72.5 | 57.7 | 74.4 | 85.0 | 36.0 | 83.9 2 ..............................................| 17.8 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 32.9 | 13.6 | 33.0 | 18.9 | 10.7 | 39.7 | 7.6 3 ..............................................| 7.0 | 12.8 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 24.4 | 4.9 4 ..............................................| 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.7 5 or more ......................................| 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | | | | | | | | | | Faculty with both undergraduate and | | | | | | | | | | graduate classes | | | | | | | | | | Total ............................................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 2 ..............................................| 47.8 | 86.2 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 7.3 | 62.9 | 42.2 | 32.8 | 54.2 | 19.3 3 ..............................................| 35.0 | 13.8 | 100.0 | 87.8 | 31.7 | 11.1 | 45.4 | 27.3 | 25.2 | 53.7 4 ..............................................| 10.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 12.4 | 21.6 | 9.0 | 27.1 5 or more ......................................| 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 43.9 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 18.4 | 11.6 | 0.0 ____________________________________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______|________|_______ |
\1\Hours that faculty and instructional staff spend each week with students during classroom instruction multiplied by the
number of students taught. NOTE.--Because of rounding, details may not add to totals. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF), 1993. (This table was prepared June 1995.) |