Contingent faculty (adjunct or freelance instructors) in U.S. higher education increasingly face contractual exploitation, being pressured to fulfill unpaid research quotas despite teaching-only contracts. This article examines its impacts on education quality and academic integrity.
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The Hidden Exploitation in Academia: When Adjunct Faculty Are Forced into Unpaid Research
Adjunct faculty face unfair pressure to publish academic research beyond contractual obligations as U.S. universities pursue AACSB accreditation. This systemic issue highlights structural inequities in higher education and demands reform of faculty evaluation systems.
Academic Exploitation: The Research Publication Dilemma Facing Adjunct Faculty
This article examines the hidden exploitation of adjunct faculty (freelance teachers) in U.S. higher education, where teaching-only contract instructors are pressured to fulfill unpaid research quotas. We analyze its impacts on educational quality, academic integrity, and career development.
Academic Exploitation: The Unreasonable Research Publication Demands on Adjunct Faculty
This article examines the growing pressure on adjunct faculty to meet unreasonable research quotas for AACSB accreditation, revealing systemic inequities and their negative impact on K12 education and teacher development. Keywords: adjunct faculty, research quotas, academic exploitation.
Academic Exploitation: When Adjunct Professors Become Accreditation Tools
This article exposes how U.S. universities impose unfair academic publishing pressure on adjunct professors, forcing them to produce research without compensation to meet AACSB accreditation requirements, raising critical questions about educational ethics and labor rights.
Academic Chains: The Hidden Burdens and Rights Dilemmas of Adjunct Faculty in Universities
This article exposes the unreasonable academic publishing pressures on adjunct faculty in U.S. universities, examines how AACSB accreditation requirements create contract violations, and calls for systemic reform in higher education labor practices. Keywords: adjunct faculty, publishing pressure, AACSB accreditation, contract exploitation.
