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Brown, Barbara; Romoser, Richard – 1976
Instructional workload policies in community colleges around the country were investigated in order to determine whether changes have been occurring over the past few years and to compare the policy of Cuyahoga Community College with those of similar institutions. Mailed questionnaires resulted in 27 out of 37 possible responses. Load policies…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, National Surveys, Questionnaires
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Haddad, Margaret; Dickens, Mary Ellen – Community and Junior College Journal, 1978
Discusses hiring, evaluation, involvement, and competencies of the increasing number of part-time teachers in colleges throughout the country, and the unclear expectations placed on them. Includes a competencies questionnaire for part-time instructors developed at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Part Time Faculty, Questionnaires, Teacher Effectiveness
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Moriarty, Mary A. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2007
This study used quantitative and qualitative methods to examine the use of inclusive pedagogy by science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) faculty at three community colleges. The purpose was to identify barriers to the adoption of inclusive teaching methods for diverse learners and students with disabilities and to propose ways to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Instructional Development, Teaching Load
Cuyahoga Community Coll., Cleveland, OH. – 1974
The results of a survey made of faculty compensation and instructional load policy in junior colleges are presented. A total of 34 community-junior college districts were sent a questionnaire, to which 22 district offices, representing 47 colleges, and 1 college not representing a district replied. Institutions were asked to report the number of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Postsecondary Education
SNEPP, NEIL O.; WOODIN, RALPH J. – 1965
PRIOR TO PROPOSING A POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM IN AGRICULTURE FOR OHIO COMMUNITY COLLEGES, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO 161 COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN 34 STATES TO SECURE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM EXPERIENCED PERSONS AND TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS. RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED FROM 116. ADDITIONAL DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM 44 STATE DIRECTORS OF…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Agricultural Education, College Students, Community Colleges
Kelly, Diana K. – 1990
This study was conducted to determine the characteristics, qualifications, frustrations, and institutional involvement of part-time faculty at community colleges. The study involved a review of the literature on trends in and statistics on part-time faculty employment; the motivations, characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, quality,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development, Full Time Faculty
California Community and Junior Coll. Association, Sacramento. – 1978
This study was conducted through a mailed survey of randomly selected full- and part-time faculty at 15 California community colleges. Responses came from 1,302 full-time (49.3% reporting) and 1,544 part-time faculty (32.9% reporting). Respondents represented a wide range of teaching fields. Of full-time respondents, 69.3% reported seven or more…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Workload, Noninstructional Responsibility
Persinger, Garnet R. – 1977
In an effort to integrate the large number of part-time faculty into their college program, instructional administrators at West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) developed a professional development program for part-time faculty. The initial literature search considered the characteristics, needs, and status of adjunct faculty,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education
Gold, Ben K. – 1979
A survey of 1,074 students and 77 faculty members at Los Angeles City College (LACC), as well as 5,710 students and 505 teachers districtwide, was conducted in classes meeting on July 10, 1979, to obtain reactions to the 1979 summer session "four-day" schedule, i.e., courses were scheduled only Monday through Thursday. The student questionnaire…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Day Students
Johnson County Community Coll., Overland Park, KS. Office of Institutional Research. – 1983
A national study of faculty compensation, fringe benefits, and workload policies was conducted by a joint committee of faculty and administrators at Johnson County Community College (JCCC). On the basis of size, comparability with JCCC, and judgment of committee members, 53 colleges in 21 states were selected for the survey. Study findings, based…
Descriptors: Class Size, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Workload