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Direct linkBehrendt, Richard L.; Parsons, Michael H. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1983
Considers the contrasting yet complementary relationship of accountability and parity with respect to part-time faculty. Using Hagerstown Junior College as a frame of reference, considers formative and summative evaluation objectives and procedures for part-time faculty evaluation. Looks at the utility of evaluation and its benefits to faculty and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Evaluation
Parsons, Michael H. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1980
Describes a program developed at Hagerstown Junior College to meet the professional development needs of part-time faculty at small institutions with limited resources. Examines recruitment, orientation, effective communications with administration, the provision of an instructional clinic and other support services, and program evaluation. (JP)
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Part Time Faculty, Program Evaluation, Small Colleges
Download full textHarris, David A.; Parsons, Michael H. – 1975
Adjunct (part-time) faculty comprise 35 to 45 percent of the teachers in two-year colleges, yet receive virtually no systematic assistance in professional development. In 1972, Hagerstown Junior College (Maryland) initiated a program of staff development for adjunct faculty to remedy this deficiency. The program is designed to familiarize adjunct…
Descriptors: Consultants, Faculty Evaluation, Inservice Teacher Education, Part Time Faculty
Parsons, Michael H. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1980
Outlines an eight-step plan for developing the full potential of part-time faculty. Plan components include effective recruitment, well-written contracts, increased remuneration, affirmative action, mainstreaming, evaluation of instructional effectiveness, use of part-time faculty as links with the community and part-time faculty development. (JP)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Community Colleges, Compensation (Remuneration), Contracts
Parsons, Michael H. – 1978
The staff development program for part-time teachers, designed and first implemented at Hagerstown Junior College (Maryland), became the basis of a model for a statewide program in June 1978. The goal of the program, which consisted of an interest inventory and workshops focusing on the teachers' five greatest concerns as revealed by the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education
Parsons, Michael H. – 1985
Part-time faculty are essential to the accomplishment of the mission of postsecondary occupational education institutions. A commitment to excellence requires a comprehensive, systematic design for part-time faculty recruitment, development, assessment, and integration into the institution's delivery system. Careful attention to recruitment…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Collective Bargaining, Compensation (Remuneration), Contracts
Parsons, Michael H. – 1998
The number of part-time faculty employed in two-year colleges has risen dramatically in recent years, with current data indicating that 64% of two-year college faculty work part time. It is critical, therefore, that colleges ensure that part-time faculty are well integrated into the organizational culture. In assessing initiatives for helping…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Adjustment (to Environment), College Faculty, College Planning
