An economic analysis methodology was used to identify and describe the most efficient cost faculty (teaching the most semester hours at least cost), and at the lowest instruction cost per student. This particular approach evidenced possible merit for use by college officials to achieve optimum faculty staffing at least-cost instructional expenditure. / In the Florida system, Part-time Faculty (PTF) numbers increased 32% between 1975-1982; Full-time Faculty (FTF) numbers rose 6%. Part-time students increased over 55%; and PTF employment rose at a per college annual rate of 11 to 1 FTF. The PTF output (semester hours taught) was about 76% of FTF output, and the growth rate of PTF instruction expenditure marginal cost was .08 million dollars to 3.28 million for FTF. / Study findings indicated that as FTF/PTF output/cost indexes attained approximate equivalency, at PTF substitution rates of 12-15:1, the FTF/PTF instructional expeditures would evidence a minimum average total cost. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-08, Section: A, page: 2862. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75905 |
| Contributors | COOPER, RENE VICTOR., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 325 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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