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Author: Thomas George Buzan Publisher: ISBN: Category : Electronic dissertations Languages : en Pages : 143
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The interaction with, accountability for, and inclusion of part-time instructors is a growing concern of higher education. The increase and development of virtual classrooms, online courses, and other transformative technologies have also impacted this particular phenomenon. As students become more focused on a customized education that fits their lives, it is evident that the traditional form of lecture in the classroom as the primary source of teaching will continue to evolve and change. This new normal of how education is delivered and taught in higher education institutions of today leads to the primary question of this study, which is who is and who will be teaching. According to the American Federation of Teachers, as cited in Charlier and Williams (2011), it is estimated that part-time instructors account for more than 68% of the professoriate teaching in the country's community colleges. Based on their perceived role and value incurred by their institutions, it is clear that this segment of faculty will continue to be significant contributors or detractors to the core mission of their institutions. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the perceptions of part-time and full-time faculty members at Gadsden State Community College regarding the inclusion or exclusion of this growing population of educators. Utilizing an online survey instrument, the study will provide a framework of practices and strategies with the potential to bring about a higher level of involvement and job satisfaction for part-time faculty.
Author: Thomas George Buzan Publisher: ISBN: Category : Electronic dissertations Languages : en Pages : 143
Book Description
The interaction with, accountability for, and inclusion of part-time instructors is a growing concern of higher education. The increase and development of virtual classrooms, online courses, and other transformative technologies have also impacted this particular phenomenon. As students become more focused on a customized education that fits their lives, it is evident that the traditional form of lecture in the classroom as the primary source of teaching will continue to evolve and change. This new normal of how education is delivered and taught in higher education institutions of today leads to the primary question of this study, which is who is and who will be teaching. According to the American Federation of Teachers, as cited in Charlier and Williams (2011), it is estimated that part-time instructors account for more than 68% of the professoriate teaching in the country's community colleges. Based on their perceived role and value incurred by their institutions, it is clear that this segment of faculty will continue to be significant contributors or detractors to the core mission of their institutions. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the perceptions of part-time and full-time faculty members at Gadsden State Community College regarding the inclusion or exclusion of this growing population of educators. Utilizing an online survey instrument, the study will provide a framework of practices and strategies with the potential to bring about a higher level of involvement and job satisfaction for part-time faculty.
Author: Richard L. Wagoner Publisher: Jossey-Bass ISBN: Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 108
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Drawing on nationally representative quantitative data from the National Study of Postsecondary Faculty, qualitative fieldwork, and the lived experiences of administrators and faculty members, this volume provides a variety of perspectives on part time community college faculty. The multiple perspectives are intended to offer a complex and conflicted picture of community college part-time faculty, as there are no easy answers to the questions that arise from colleges' heavy reliance on their service. This volume seeks to encourage discussion and debate on the topic, update and advance the scholarship on part-time faculty and to highlight best practices and useful examples that can help two-year colleges continue to play a vital role in American higher education. Community colleges are the only sector of public, nonprofit postsecondary education in the United states where part-time faculty outnumber full-time faculty. This has significant implication for community college administrators who are responsible for recruiting, hiring, and supporting part-time faculty; for college, district, and state leaders who help set policies regarding the use of part-timers; and for all part-time faculty who seek to receive equitable treatment as they strive to enhance the quality of education for community college students. This is the 140th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Community Colleges. Essential to the professional libraries of presidents, vice presidents, deans, and other leaders in today's open-door institutions, New Directions for Community Colleges provides expert guidance in meeting the challenges of their distinctive and expanding educational mission.
Author: Xiwei Zhu (Ph.D.) Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Following a 3-study format, this multi-methods dissertation investigates three prominent issues surrounding inclusive approaches to faculty development, instructional approaches, and student learning in the community college. The first study employs text mining techniques to examine how centers for teaching and learning at community colleges articulate their mission statements. The results show that, while these centers' mission statements are positively communicated, they do not place enough emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Nor do they describe sufficient support for part-time faculty. The second study draws on structural equation modeling applied to survey data to explore the relationship among community college math faculty participation in professional development, teaching practices, and student momentum. The results show that professional development participation is related to adoption of high-impact practices such as contextualization, which connects to improved student outcomes. The third study examines how community college faculty define and engage in inclusive teaching practices based on qualitative interviews. This inquiry reveals faculty commitment to inclusive teaching while highlighting the tensions and conflicts that they negotiate in aligning their sensemaking and actions. Findings underscore the need for supporting faculty development opportunities that facilitate change while actively engaging faculty assumptions and beliefs as vital assets in their development toward teaching inclusively. Overall, this dissertation pinpoints the need for increased attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the mission statements of community college centers for teaching and learning. The study also underscores the positive link between professional development on teaching practices and student outcomes, while recognizing the challenges and tensions that arise in defining and implementing inclusive teaching practices. Taken together, this dissertation's results call on institutions to provide resources and support structures that empower faculty to engage with the challenges and rewards of inclusive teaching.
Author: Dustin Black Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 158
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The purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine part-time (PT) community college instructors' experiences with (and perceptions of) faculty-student interaction in their classrooms, and to describe the extent to which these faculty participate in (and benefit from) professional development activities aimed at improving those interactions. I administered online surveys to roughly equivalent samples of PT and part-time faculty (39 total), then conducted semi-structured interviews with a sample of ten adjuncts from one Southern California campus. To explore their perceptions and reported practices related to classroom FSI, I posed the following research questions: 1) How do part-time community college faculty perceive their in-class faculty-student interaction? 2) What institutional, departmental, and external barriers and opportunities influence classroom interactions according to part-time faculty? Through a sequential process of comparative, pattern/focus, and axial coding, I developed themes that led to primary and secondary findings. The study's primary findings centered on part-time instructors' self-reported roles in fostering high-quality classroom FSI, which were focused on selective personal disclosure, employing social skills & subject expertise to mentor students, varying attitudes toward faculty/student power differentials, and the degree to which their FSI is marked by a balance between building connections and negotiating boundaries. Secondary findings pertained to adjuncts' descriptions of classroom FSI. Interviewee's narratives highlighted the importance of practices which include engaging students in non-academic pre-class chit chat to bond socially, moderating inclusive class discussions to ensure that students are "heard" and have a degree of "say" in the nature and direction of those discussions, and the use of classroom management techniques aimed at fostering positive relationships with students while upholding appropriate relational boundaries that reinforce classroom conduct policies. With increasing proportions of adjunct faculty teaching at community colleges on the one hand, and at-risk students' growing reliance on these institutions as a gateway to higher education on the other, this study was, in part, a response to scholars like Yu, et al (2015), who have signaled the need for more qualitative research on the roles of adjunct faculty in college classrooms, and their impact on students' outcomes. To this end, I've employed my findings to offer a series of actionable recommendations for part-time CC faculty and the administrators tasked with supporting them.
Author: Thomas George Buzan
Author: Thomas George Buzan
Author: Fran Johnson Turner
Author: Kemah Eugene Paul Washington
Author: Gayla Brown Ashford
Author: Barbara Jean Kelberer
Author: Robert George Bernhardt
Author: Richard L. Wagoner
Author: Xiwei Zhu (Ph.D.)
Author: Dustin Black
Author: Richard D. Yarger