During the 1970's the increase in the proportion of faculty teaching part-time has been dramatic. The percentage of part-time faculty has risen from 40% in 1971 to 56% in 1977. The rationale for hiring part-time rather than full-time faculty is based on the premises that substantial sums of money can be saved and curriculum scheduling and…

Community college instructors have, of their own volition, isolated themselves from the academic disciplines in which they were trained, from the universities and the secondary schools, and from the broad currents of the two-year colleges. This reclusive complex stems from three phenomena, one relating to the teacher as human being and…

Asserts that many beginning teachers or faculty members have similar misconceptions about teaching and students. Presents and discusses six recommendations for beginning instructors of history. Concludes by describing three changes in higher education that have occurred during the past decade. (CFR)

The Associate Program for Adjunct Faculty (APAF) at College of the Canyons (CC) in Santa Clarita, California, includes instructional skills workshops and advanced teaching workshops designed to promote good teaching practices among part-time faculty. In March 1993, CC conducted a survey of teaching practices among the college's 160 part-time…

Designed to provide a forum for faculty and staff in the Maricopa Community College District to exchange information about effective teaching methods for practical application and intellectual stimulation, this journal publishes articles on teaching, learning, and classroom research activities. The two issues in this volume contain the following…