Journal article
Financial Bottom Line: Estimating the Cost of Faculty/Adjunct Turnover and Attrition for Online Programs
Online journal of distance learning administration, Vol.11(1)
2008
Abstract
Turnover and attrition of online faculty and adjunct faculty is a reality. While there are no reported national statistics or data on annual turnover/attrition for online faculty/adjunct, the overall costs of recruiting, training, and replacing faculty/adjunct can be staggering. Moreover, the short and long term effects of online faculty/adjunct who are not properly trained through recruitment and retention plans can result in faculty/adjunct attrition, student attrition, low graduation rates, legal action, and negatively affect the reputation of an institution. Therefore, online programs administrators must be cognizant of "costs" associated with faculty/adjunct turnover/attrition and understand the inherent importance of recruitment, retention and incentive plans related to program sustainability.
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- Title
- Financial Bottom Line: Estimating the Cost of Faculty/Adjunct Turnover and Attrition for Online Programs
- Creators
- Kristen S BettsBernadine Sikorski
- Publication Details
- Online journal of distance learning administration, Vol.11(1)
- Publisher
- State University of West Georgia
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Identifiers
- 991021877041804721