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Supporting Part-Time Women Tutors.
Morgan, Marilyn – Adults Learning (England), 1991
A "Bill of Rights" for part-time adult educators encompasses the right to (1) discrete budgets; (2) initial training; (3) management support; (4) practical support; (5) peer support; (6) ongoing staff development; (7) access to adequate resources; (8) multiagency support; and (9) recognition of the value of part-time teachers. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Females, Outreach Programs, Part Time Faculty
"If It Hadn't Been Offered as Open Learning, I Wouldn't Have Been Able to Do It."
Challis, Juliet – Adults Learning (England), 1994
A British study comparing the Kent Open Learning (KOL) tutor training with standard tutor training showed a significant increase in student-centered attitudes among tutors in KOL. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Open Education
"We Don't Need the Language of Business Here." Introducing Investors in People into a College.
Hambley, Ann; Howard, Ursula – Adults Learning (England), 1995
A further education college for adults used Britain's Investors in People program to improve staff development opportunities for part-time staff. The process necessitated balancing the tension between academic culture and the language of adult education on the one hand and the business/enterprise ethos of the IP program on the other. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Labor Force Development
Voices from the Chalkface: Tutor Perceptions in Adult Education.
Wilkinson, Graham – Adults Learning (England), 1996
A survey of 66 part-time tutors in Suffolk College's Community and Leisure Learning Program revealed that they spend considerable time in travel and preparation; more than one-third feel isolated and many coped with poor facilities and inadequate resources; and almost half indicated a need for subject-related staff development and subject-based…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education
Supporting and Developing Adult Learning.
Ehmann, David; Usher, Robin – Adults Learning (England), 1989
Describes the planning and implementation of a program that uses microteaching to train part-time adult education tutors in Guernsey. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Microteaching, Part Time Faculty
Getting Stuff Across: The Attitudes of Part-Time Tutors to Training and Qualifications.
Harvey, Caroline – Adults Learning (England), 1995
Responses from 19 of 29 participants in teacher certification courses who were part-time tutors revealed differences in attitudes. Those who progressed in maintaining their qualifications were more positive about the role of tutors and professional development; those who did not saw further education as more peripheral to their lives. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education
Professional Issues.
Summers, Judith; And Others – Adults Learning (England), 1991
Includes "Part-time Teachers of Adults: Some Professional Issues" (Summers); "The Competence Approach" (Sims); and "Training the Trainers" (Daines, Graham). (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Competence, Foreign Countries
Wasted Potential: Career Progression for Part-Time Staff and Students.
Robson, Mary; And Others – Adults Learning (England), 1996
Flexibility of provision and support for part-time staff and students are being emphasized in British further education colleges. Legislated funding changes, guidance, and skill diagnosis are supporting students, and staff development, handbooks, newsletters, and induction programs assist part-time staff. (SK)
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Employment Opportunities, Foreign Countries, Part Time Faculty