As part of the post-secondary educational landscape, online education in the form of online programs and courses help institutions reach and enroll more students. To meet the needs of increased enrollments in online education, part-time faculty are often hired to teach online courses. Part-time contingent faculty or adjuncts represent a growing…

Courses at a distance already reach close to 20 percent of college students in the United States, and growth rates are significantly higher than those of traditionally taught programs. New offerings seem to be springing up everywhere, and some existing ones are bursting at the seams. Will the number of students taking college courses at a distance…

Presents findings on who teaches undergraduates in postsecondary institutions, how much they teach, and the teaching practices they use. Data from the National Study of Postsecondary Faculty show that in fall 1998, a majority of faculty and staff were involved in undergraduate teaching, with 85% engaged to some extent. (SLD)

Discusses the formulation of the "Wyoming Resolution," which decries the working conditions of writing faculty members in postsecondary education and calls for the creation of a grievance procedure for such teachers. Contains a copy of the resolution. (FL)

Offers citations for publications that provide general overviews of various issues related to part-time faculty. Issues include part-time faculty roles and functions, teaching methods and effectiveness, training, institutional integration and professionalism, job satisfaction, and compensation and benefits issues. (Contains 10 annotated references…

Data from the 1993 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty are analyzed for patterns in part-time faculty characteristics in vocationally oriented and liberal arts-oriented two- and four-year colleges, by discipline group. Characteristics examined include qualifications, job satisfaction, economic condition (income, additional employment), reasons…