Author: Hara Dracon CharlierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : College teachers, Part-time
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
The Attraction of Adjunct Faculty to Rural Community Colleges
Author: Hara Dracon CharlierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : College teachers, Part-time
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
The Community College Adjunct Faculty Member at the Rural, Off-campus Site
Author: Rodney Dean MerkleAdjunct Faculty, Innovation, and the Writing Curriculum in Two Rural Community Colleges
Author: Patricia A. WagnerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : College teachers
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Professional Identity of Adjunct Faculty Members at a Small Rural Community College
Author: Kathryn J. KaczmarskiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Hiring the Next Generation of Faculty: New Directions for Community Colleges, Number 152
Author: CejdaPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118024850
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
The first chapter in this volume presents an overview of the faculty personnel challenges facing community colleges; the next three discuss the socialization and professional development of new faculty. Authors stress the importance of understanding differences among the typs of community colleges and the importance of gender and racial/thnic diversity among the facultry of the institutions who educate the majority of undergraduate females and students of color. The volume concludes with chapters on legal aspects related to the faculty employment and the experiences of presidents and senior instructional administrators, giving valuable guidance to those actively involved in the hiring process. At the heart of this volume is the continued commitment to the community college ideal of providing educational access and, through quality instruction, facilitating student learning and success. Previous research indicated that community college faculty retire at or near the traditional age of sixty-five. With an aging faculty, enrollments that are reaching unprecedented levels, and the federal goverment calling for the community college to take an even greater role in workforce training, community colleges will need to both replace significant portions of their faculty and hire additional faculty lines between now and 2020. This next hiring wave has implications for community colleges, the diverse student populations who attend these institutions, and society in general. This is the 152nd 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.
Adjunct Faculty Voices
Author: Roy FullerPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000979369
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
As the debate regarding the increasing use of adjunct faculty in higher education continues to swirl, the voices of adjunct faculty themselves are rarely heard. Stories abound regarding the poor working conditions in which most adjunct faculty labor, yet many of those that employ adjunct faculty are unaware of how the conditions impact an adjunct's ability to teach effectively. Adjunct Faculty Voices gives a voice to this growing population. It shares the experiences and clear benefits adjuncts gain from having access to professional development opportunities. In spite of a shortage of resources, there are institutions offering development programs that target the pressing needs of this population.The first part of the book features the voices of adjunct faculty who tell their stories of finding professional development and creating or connecting with communities of colleagues for mutual support. These adjunct voices represent a range of disciplinary perspectives, career stages, and institutional types. In the second section, the authors draw upon a benchmarking study of adjunct faculty developing programs, examine specific challenges and highlight successful practices. Institutions can support adjunct faculty through teaching academies and faculty learning communities; mentor programs; conference support; and adjunct faculty liaison positions.Topics discussed include:• Best professional development practices that support and benefit adjunct faculty• Faculty social isolation and community-building opportunities• An overview of changes affecting the academic workforce• An outline of issues and working conditions• Current demographics and types of adjunct faculty• Survey results from adjunct faculty developers• Adjunct faculty narratives featuring their professional development and community experiencesTeaching and Learning centers across the country are responding to the growing adjunct cohort in innovative and efficient ways. Administrators, deans, department chairs, and adjunct faculty will all benefit by hearing the voices of adjuncts as they express the challenges faced by adjunct faculty and the types of professional development opportunities which are most beneficial.
Bridging the Gap
Author: Barbara Jean KelbererPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Adjunct Faculty in Community Colleges
Author: Desna L. WallinPublisher: Jossey-Bass
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The employment of adjunct faculty is often what allows community colleges to offer excellent yet affordable education; however, this group is often deprived of the professional development and basic amenities enjoyed by their full-time colleagues. Academic administrators are those charged with hiring and supervising adjunct faculty, and this book provides them with examples of successful programs that highlight the important connection between teaching quality and effective hiring, orientation, acculturation, and professional development practices for their constituency. These models come from community and technical colleges across the United States and can be implemented into any two-year system. Through the use of research, case studies, and hands-on how-to guides, checklists, and samples, this volume’s expert contributors explain how to understand part-time faculty— how to motivate them and value them as members of the academy. They go on to offer practical advice for recruiting, integrating, supporting, and retaining these great teachers.
Biology Adjunct Faculty Employment, Support, and Professional Development Across Three Sizes of Rural Community Colleges
Author: Kevin Bruce RutherfordPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biology teachers
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Author: Dorothea Taylor Bogert