Rajagopal, Indhu. <br/><br/>
Hidden Academics :  Contract Faculty in Canadian Universities. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (351 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: 'Changing Times and Changing Mission' -- Part One: The Contract Faculty -- 1 Permanent 'Temps' and Surplus Value -- 2 Hidden Academics -- 3 Invisible Women -- 4 Contemporaries and Classics: Segmented Interests -- Part Two: Fragmented Academe -- 5 Conflicts That Divide: Full-Timers versus Part-Timers -- 6 Interests That Diverge: Administrators versus Part-Timers -- Part Three: The Emergence of an Academic Underclass -- 7 'Sweated Labour' -- Epilogue: IvoryTower, Inc.? -- Appendix: Survey and Methodology -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. 
<br/><br/> Rajagopal examines the multiple ways contract faculty have emerged as an underclass in academia, with differences in status, compensation, career opportunities, and professional development. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781442675735 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>College teachers, Part-time-Canada.<br/>Universities and colleges-Canada-Faculty.<br/>Part-time employment-Canada.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB2331.74.C2.R353 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>378.1/22