Education: College Professors’ Time How do college professors spend their time? The National Education Association Almanac of Higher Education gives the following average distribution of professional time allocation: teaching, 51%; research, 16%;

professional growth, 5%; community service, 11%;

service to the college, 11%; and consulting outside the college, 6%.

(a) Draw or use technology (see Tech Notes on page 62) to make a pie chart showing the allocation of professional time for college professors.

(b) Interpretation Based on the pie chart, what could you say about the different ways a college professor spends their professional time?

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