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How to attract good part-time lecturers if pay is so low?
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A FRIEND of mine applied to teach part-time at a local polytechnic. He was told the rate is $70 an hour for a part-time adjunct lecturer. A friend of his confirmed the rate has been the same for the past few years.
Assuming one teaches twice a week, with two hours per lecture, one will get only $1,120 a month.
After taking into consideration inflation and the high cost of living, I wonder if polytechnics here are attracting candidates of right quality as part-time lecturers.
Singapore prides itself as an education hub. But if the pay is so low, how will we ever attract good part-time lecturers? Can something be done so more qualified people will opt to teach part-time at local polytechnics?
Lawrence Law
[email protected]
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How to attract good part-time lecturers if pay is so low?
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A FRIEND of mine applied to teach part-time at a local polytechnic. He was told the rate is $70 an hour for a part-time adjunct lecturer. A friend of his confirmed the rate has been the same for the past few years.
Assuming one teaches twice a week, with two hours per lecture, one will get only $1,120 a month.
After taking into consideration inflation and the high cost of living, I wonder if polytechnics here are attracting candidates of right quality as part-time lecturers.
Singapore prides itself as an education hub. But if the pay is so low, how will we ever attract good part-time lecturers? Can something be done so more qualified people will opt to teach part-time at local polytechnics?
Lawrence Law
[email protected]
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