College English Jan 2011

The Current Status of Contingent Faculty in Technical and Professional Communication

Lisa Meloncon ; Peter England

Abstract

The authors report on and analyze a survey they conducted of staffing in college professional and technical communication courses. In addition, they make recommendations for better treatment of contingent faculty who teach such courses.

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College English
Published
2011-01-01
DOI
10.58680/ce201113516
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technical communication professional writing labor and working conditions
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