Used nationally representative data to provide a comprehensive comparative picture of the satisfaction between full- and part-time faculty members (both tenure-track and non-tenure-track) within and across U.S. 2-year and 4-year post-secondary institutions. Found a different picture than that proposed by popular accounts of part-time faculty,…

Discusses the rewards and frustrations of part-time teaching from the viewpoint of an adjunct faculty member. Includes an examination of the forces which separate full- and part-time instructors and a description of the personal rewards which motivate career persons to teach on the side. (JP)

Describes a study which: (1) utilized student, cadministrator, and faculty evaluations to compare the teaching effectiveness of full- and part-time teachers at a midwestern community college; and (2) compared the costs of employing full- and part-time instructors. (AYC)

Compares full- and part-time community college faculty members with respect to the following indicators of teaching effectiveness: teaching experience, continuity of employment, degree attainment, selection of course materials, reading requirements for students, use of instructional media and support services, grading practices, availability to…

Describes a study conducted at Tarrant County Junior College to compare the use of 21 instructional resources by 138 full- and part-time vocational instructors, assuming that familiarity with instructional techniques and media is a measure of teacher effectiveness. (JP)

A study was conducted to determine the differences in the communication systems of part- and full-time faculty in community colleges, and, if the communication system of part-time college faculty is significantly different from that of full-time faculty, what can be done to improve communication with part-time faculty in community colleges. One…

Initially, a study was designed to discover the effect of institution of employment--that is, community college or university--on teacher attitudes toward composition; however, employment status--part-time or full-time--more clearly accounted for attitude differences at both types of institutions. The study methodology involved a two-part…

Discusses the second class status experienced by part-time faculty in terms of office space, opportunity to meet with peers, and access to the decision-making process. Suggests the creation of a committee of part-time instructors as an effective means of assuring their integration into the college's mainstream. (JP)

Compares the instructional effectiveness of full- and part-time faculty teaching 38 sections of English 1101 at Miami-Dade Community College. Using grades in the next English course and scores on a competency-based exit exam as measures of subsequent achievement, finds no differences between the students of full- and part-time faculty. (Author/AYC)

Employment statistics of colleges and universities in New York State are listed for full- and part-time employees, numbers of men and women, occupational activity, institutional classification, salary and tenure status, and percentage distribution of faculty by age and racial/ethnic origin. The following information appears in tabular form: (1)…

Drawing from information submitted to the Illinois Community College Board by the state's public community colleges, this report offers fall 1986 data on the personal and academic characteristics of part-time faculty. Tables are presented and analyzed, comparing part-time faculty to full-time faculty in terms of gender, racial/ethnic origin, age,…

The use of part-time faculty in baccalaureate nursing programs and the views of part-timers about part-time employment were studies in two phases. The first phase was a descriptive exploration of the use of part-time faculty conducted in 1979 using questionnaires completed by administrative officers. Responses from administrators of 91…

Comparative data are presented on the earnings of part-and full-time faculty and a discussion is provided of whether the evidence justifies the assertion that part-timers are paid less than proportionally to full-timers. Discussed are the part-time labor market, hiring, and fringe benefits. (LBH)

Describes a study conducted at Elgin Community College (Illinois) to compare full- and part-time faculty on the basis of three instructional effectiveness measures: student rating of teaching; course retention rates; and students' subsequent achievement in advanced courses. Tables and a review of related literature are presented. (JP)

A survey was administered to 194 colleges and universities offering instructional technology graduate degree programs to obtain information for a current reference source on their admission and program requirements, degree emphases, enrollment and faculty data, program features, and curricula, for the year 1978-79. All of the institutions…