This Guide is designed to support the work of institutional cross-functional teams charged with strengthening adjunct faculty professional learning and institutional engagement. Each section shares key learnings from ATD's work with six Leader Colleges, including accomplishments in the form of new programs, services, or policies that can serve as…

The role of part-time faculty in the community college is discussed in this paper along with ways of improving their performance and morale. Introductory material outlines the advantages of employing part-time teachers (e.g., low cost, high motivation, and fewer commitments), and specifies some of their particular needs (e.g., stability, provision…

Reviews the problems, benefits, and issues surrounding the large-scale employment of part-time faculty. Describes three current models for increasing part-time faculty effectiveness: Pima College's part-time faculty handbook, Vista College's Peer Teaching and Learning Consultants Project, and the League for Innovation in the Community College's…

Examines the characteristics and role of the part-time community college faculty member. Reviews ways colleges typically provide opportunities for enrichment and renewal for all faculty and recommends the use of team-teaching to reward full-time faculty while providing a one-on-one professional development experience for part-time faculty. (DMM)

This publication presents 14 departmental case studies of the preparation and support provided to part-time teachers in Scottish institutions of higher education. The case studies are grouped in four sections according to the category of part-time staff involved: practicing professionals (professional teaching assistants, lawyers, artists, and…

This annotated bibliography highlights the major points of ERIC documents and journal articles focusing on the professional development of community college faculty. Covering the period between 1979 and August 1986, the bibliography is divided into the the following areas: general directions in staff and program development (14 entries); purposes…

A description is presented of Vista College's faculty development system, which attempts to provide an atmosphere of support for the part-time faculty who carry over 85% of the teaching assignments. First, the paper provides background on the characteristics of Vista College, a non-campus community college which offers over 400 courses in general…

In spring 1984, a study was conducted at the University of Maryland's University College to evaluate the effectiveness of computer studies faculty. The student ratings of these faculty members were compared with the ratings given to mathematics faculty and to all other faculty teaching that term. On all three evaluation criteria (i.e., encourages…

Developed for faculty employed on a part-time basis at Santa Fe Community College (SFCC), this booklet explains the required and optional activities comprising the college's professional development program. Introductory sections reveal that part-time faculty members are required to participate in a number of professional development activities,…

Describes a part-time instructor needs assessment survey devised during the 1978 spring term at Richland College in the Dallas County (Texas) Community College District. The survey provided a way for part-time faculty to share in the planning of relevant staff development programs to help them function more effectively. (MF)

A study was conducted to analyze four dimensions of community college staff development activities (i.e., instructional, personal, professional and organizational) as related to part-time instructors' needs, awareness, and participation. Study findings, based on a telephone survey of staff development officers in Florida, a survey of 262 part-time…

The increased use of part-time faculty in community colleges has left in its wake a large literature on the problems posed by heavy reliance on part-time faculty and on the need to address these problems through staff development programs. Four approaches have been used by community colleges to deal with the staff development needs of their…

This paper provides a wide range of information related to leadership and development needs in the California community colleges. First, a summary is presented of five studies or activities concerned with community college leadership, including: (1) the work of the Commission for the Review of the Master Plan for Higher Education; (2) the…

Examines a study applying the problem-sensing and idea-generating capacities of the Nominal Group Technique (NGT) in part-time faculty workshops. Outlines the NGT process and its use in identifying the institutional conditions that facilitate and inhibit part-time teachers' effectiveness. (DMM)

This collection of materials describes various aspects of Santa Fe Community College's (SFCC's) faculty and staff development program. Part 1 explains the philosophy that underpins staff development at SFCC; the planning, programming, information dissemination, and evaluation phases of staff development; and the use of professional development…