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Download full textBrady, Tracie L. – Online Submission, 2020
Institutions of higher education have a primary concern regarding the success and attrition rates of the students. When these items begin to decline, it becomes necessary to ask why. This study looks at one identified element which is the increased role of adjunct faculty. The study specifically addresses the adjunct faculty training and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Adjunct Faculty, Teacher Role, Faculty Development
McAllister, Donald F. – 1990
The purposes of this study were to: (1) establish existing computer literacy levels among faculty members at El Camino College, California; (2) determine the principal obstacles to self-directed computer training, along with strategies designed to overcome these obstacles; and (3) develop recommendations concerning the structure of self-directed,…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Delphi Technique, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Fent, James E. – 1979
Adjunct faculty, that is, part-time instructors employed for a specific purpose who may not be teachers by profession, comprise more than 50% of the total teaching faculty in community colleges. This study investigated what selected community colleges identified as professional development needs of adjunct faculty, and what adjunct faculty…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Doctoral Dissertations
Long, Edward J., Jr. – 1978
In order to determine the characteristics of continuing education instructors at St. Petersburg Junior College, as well as their professional development interests and attitudes toward the college, a survey was administered to the 125 instructors and yielded an 82% response rate. The study showed: (1) the most typical instructor was a white…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age, College Environment, College Faculty
Cato, Jimmy E. – 1977
As part of an effort to design and implement staff development and instructional improvement opportunities for personnel at the College of Alameda (California), questionnaires were distributed to all 250 staff members (105 responded--24 classified and 81 faculty). Additionally, the concerns of the college president and the staff development…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Guides
Alwan, Fatma Hamad – Online Submission, 2000
Progress in education depends very much on keeping up with the various trends that emerge around the world. In-service teacher training (INSET) is a formal means through which teachers are constantly updated with the new findings in the field. There are also self-directed development activities that complement formal training. The need for this…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Quality, Teaching Conditions, Faculty Development
