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A Call to APSA Part 1: Learn about Community College Faculty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2021

Maricruz Ariana Osorio
Affiliation:
University of California, Riverside, USA
Sara Parker
Affiliation:
Napa Valley College, USA
Erin Richards
Affiliation:
Cascadia College, USA

Abstract

This article summarizes research on the profession of community college faculty generally and data gathered from a survey of political science faculty teaching at community colleges nationwide conducted in 2018. The purpose of the article is to educate the discipline about what life is like for faculty at two-year schools and specifically how political science faculty at these schools perceive their role.

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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the American Political Science Association

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