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Direct linkShanahan, Ellen C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Public community colleges rely increasingly on high percentages of adjunct or part-time faculty. While these faculty members often teach many course sections, they often are disconnected from the institutional culture and mission. This comparative case study examined two New England community colleges, one with 100% part-time faculty and one with…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Part Time Faculty, Adjunct Faculty
Moeder Stowe, Susan A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Among higher education faculty, having to address academic misconduct and plagiarism is often viewed as a negative aspect of teaching resulting in inconsistent reporting by faculty. Some faculty members take no action in response. Differences exist in attitudes between traditional regular full-time and part-time adjunct faculty members in terms of…
Descriptors: Plagiarism, College Faculty, Online Courses, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Garner, Kristine A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Providing the best qualified faculty to ensure the most successful student outcomes is a priority in higher education. The use of adjunct faculty in colleges and universities is continually increasing, especially for lower level courses. Previous research has come to conflicting conclusions regarding the quality of adjunct faculty. Indicators of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Adjunct Faculty, Academic Achievement, Part Time Faculty
DeSantis, Kimberly L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The United States faces a critical shortage of full-time registered nurses, which is . directly affected by the shortage of nurse educators. Many schools of nursing are already seeing the impact as qualified program applicants are being turned away due to the lack of qualified educators available to teach them. The trend has become to employ…
Descriptors: Nursing, Nursing Education, Nursing Students, College Students
Chandler, Grant A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Teaching and learning have been a focus of professional development for community college faculty, yet little is known about the impact of professional development on the instructional practices of part-time community college faculty. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the impact of sustained professional development on the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Program Effectiveness, Adult Learning, Teaching Methods
Moorehead, Daniel L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The growing use of part-time, non-tenure track faculty in higher education has become a nationwide phenomenon. The college-teaching part-time instructor is one who is working for low pay, has little job security, and has few benefits. College part-time instructors' employment is in a contingent state. They do not have the job protection provided…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Higher Education, College Faculty, Adjunct Faculty
