This doctoral research study examined how professional-technical faculty experienced their onboarding and support as they transitioned from industry into teaching. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eleven professional-technical instructors who were within their first five years of full-time employment at a two-year community college…

This study was made to (1) determine how Michigan junior colleges orient new faculty members, (2) obtain evaluation of the procedures from second-year faculty members, and (3) suggest improvements. Data were collected from administrators and new faculty by questionnaire and interview. Orientation practices found most significant and also most in…

WHEN JEFFERSON STATE JUNIOR COLLEGE OPENED IN 1965, 49 PERCENT OF ITS FACULTY WERE FORMER ALABAMA SENIOR COLLEGE PROFESSORS, 41 PERCENT WERE FORMER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, AND 10 PERCENT CAME FROM PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES IN OTHER STATES. THIS VARIETY, PLUS THE SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ALABAMA JUNIOR COLLEGE SYSTEM, NECESSITATED A…

This document contains comprehensive information designed to orient part-time faculty members to Tanana Valley Community College. The handbook includes information on the background, goals, and objectives of the college; college degree and certificate programs; administrative organization; birth of college courses; part-time instructor services…

Growth of colleges, varying faculty experience, and program and student body diversity have accentuated the need for sound faculty orientation and in-service programs, especially where innovation, development, and use of new instructional media are stressed. After interviewing 11 faculty members at three colleges, the author has prepared 23…

This study examined (1) Illinois and Maryland state policies on recruitment of part-time junior college teachers, (2) institutional recruitment practices, sources, and techniques, (3) orientation practices for part-time faculty, and (4) their relation to standard principles of personnel administration. All Colleges in both states were asked to…

This paper was prepared to orient the new junior college teacher to his unique challenges, problems, obligations, and opportunities. The first section describes the junior college (private and community-comprehensive), its structure and governance, its variety of programs and students, its place in higher education, and its philosophy of…

This policies and procedures manual was designed to orient faculty and staff members to the organization and operation of Tarrant County Junior College District. The manual, which provides well defined lines of authority and areas of responsibility, covers topics such as: the organization and services of the various offices concerned with…

Since most of the part-time faculty at Montgomery College (Maryland) teach in the evening, communication with administrators, division chairmen, and department chairmen is often difficult. This handbook was compiled to summarize information useful to part-time faculty members. After a general introduction to the philosophy, objectives, and…

Approaches which recognize the inadequacy of many existing faculty preparation programs, while facilitating role and career transition of new faculty members are needed by today's 2-year colleges. Recognizing these facts, this monograph looks at the orientation program as one solution. Recent research on faculty background in terms of occupational…

Describes a model for new faculty orientation tried experimentally at Canada College (California) in which each new full-time faculty member was given 20 percent released time, the equivalent of one course of the typical workload of five, to participate in a self-paced, individualized orientation program. An appendix specifies the required…

Describes a method of orienting new employees to the community college. This method consists of 10 instructional packages for employee use on an individual basis. (DC)

In order to evaluate the four-day faculty orientation offered by William Rainey Harper College, a survey was sent to all 202 full-time faculty in the fall of 1975. Ninety-one completed evaluations were returned. About 50 percent of the faculty felt that the orientation was very beneficial and should be continued as is. In 1974, 71 percent felt…

This document contains comprehensive information designed to orient the part-time faculty member to the College of the Mainland. Information included in the handbook covers the history and philosophy of the college; student and instructor rights; a description of social and economic characteristics of the students; a description of the faculty;…

TO IDENTIFY COMMON PROBLEMS, HELPFUL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, AND EFFECTIVE ORIENTATION PROCESSES ENCOUNTERED BY NEW TEACHERS, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO 5,628 FACULTY MEMBERS IN 429 COMMUNITY COLLEGES. FROM THE 2,783 USABLE RETURNS, NINE MAJOR PROBLEMS WERE IDENTIFIED--(1) LACK OF TIME FOR SCHOLARLY STUDY, (2) ADAPTATION OF INSTRUCTION TO…