College instructors are content experts but ineffective at creating engaging and productive learning environments. This mixed methods study explored how improvisational theatre techniques affect college instructors' ability to increase student engagement and learning. Theoretical foundations included engagement, active learning, collaboration and…

Online learning is rapidly becoming one of the most prevalent delivery methods of learning in institutions of higher education. It provides college students, especially adult students, an alternative, convenient, and cost-efficient method to earn their credentials, upgrade their skills and knowledge, and keep or upgrade their employment. But at…

This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2019, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and…

When part-time or adjunct faculty have been on the same campus for 10 years or when they teach several sections per semester, they are not rendering partial service. All institutions of higher education owe much of their success to these adjunct instructors who can provide students with experience that links education to the workplace and make up…

A study was conducted of the staff development activities of community college faculty in Iowa. A questionnaire was developed and distributed to 302 faculty members from the 15 community colleges in Iowa, requesting them to indicate the number of times they had participated in 25 identified staff development activities during the past year, and…

A study was undertaken at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) in New Jersey to establish a human resources development (HRD) utility role for the college's Office of Institutional Research (OIR). The study involved a search of current literature; a survey of OIRs at 14 New Jersey community colleges; interviews with 24 senior faculty members;…

A study was conducted at Marshalltown Community College to determine the professional development needs of part-time faculty at the college. A five-part survey instrument was sent to 39 instructors requesting information on personal characteristics, professional development needs and incentives, professional climate, and instructors' opinions.…

Cosumnes River College adopted a Flexible Calendar Program in 1975, reducing the traditional eighteen-week semesters to sixteen weeks and adding a three-week intersession which has been the focal point of change at the college, especially in approaches to learning and teaching. For students, the fifteen, non-instructional days allowed time to…

A study was conducted to determine the important components of a comprehensive staff development program. To guide the investigation, a paradigm was constructed which identified the content areas of staff development as personal/professional, program/instructional, and organizational development; and which specified a statement of purpose or…

Faculty from 16 food service and hotel technology programs in New York two-year colleges were surveyed to determine the components of faculty decisions concerning participation in professional improvement activities aimed at updating knowledge, to explore the function and relationship of the components of a composite expectancy model which…

Describes a study investigating whether the 137 participants in Florida's return-to-industry program believed that the program had achieved its objectives. Six months to four years after participating, respondents supported the goals of the program and felt that the intended outcomes had been attained and that instructional programs had improved…

This report details the process undertaken at Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) to develop a content-valid questionnaire to identify the instructional training needs of full-time college faculty. Chapter 1 discusses the background to the project, reviews the goals of the Employee Development Program at PVCC and stresses the importance of…

A study was conducted to determine the current status of and trends in writing instruction in the Illinois public community colleges. A survey sent to the colleges sought information on admissions, writing courses, course placement, graduation/completion requirements, in-service training for instructors, technical assistance, public service, and…

The Professional Development Plan of Lansing Community College for 1977-78 begins with a statement of goals and objectives for college development activities, followed by general program proposals. Specific plans are then presented for the professional development laboratory and office, and the divisions of applied arts and sciences, arts and…

Describes a study of strategies used by language and literature faculty in Virginia's community colleges to keep abreast of new developments in their fields and of these strategies' perceived effectiveness. Suggests that increasing professional development time, collegiality, and accessibility and flexibility in graduate programs are essential for…