Reports on initiatives of the American Association of University Professors to reach out to graduate students and part-time professors and the association's increasing involvement in unionization battles. Notes plans to form partnerships with various groups, including the American Conference of Academic Deans and teaching assistant unions. The…

Describes interviews with John Roueche, director of the Community College Leadership Program at the University of Texas, regarding factors that isolate part-time faculty, and with David Leslie, professor at the College of William and Mary, regarding factors that integrate part-time faculty. Compares use of part-time personnel in industry and…

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)

Challenges the common assumption that the rise of an instructorate unsupported to do traditional forms of research will necessarily result in an exploited academic labor force and inferior teaching. Explores the ways in which the "teaching substructure" existing now in composition and rhetoric has already begun to contribute substantially to the…

A report released by the Coalition on the Academic Workforce based on a survey of departments in 10 social science and humanities fields shows that part-time and adjunct professors receive far less pay and fewer benefits than their peers. In many institutions, nontenure-track instructors make up almost half of the teaching staff. (SLD)

Surveyed administrators of branch campuses, in part, on the characteristics of faculty. Respondents were asked about full- to part-time faculty ratios, hiring practices, governance, tenure, resources, and faculty attitudes regarding working conditions. Findings included a much higher percentage of part-time faculty at branch campuses, and that…

This volume of "Trends" provides a historical analysis of faculty hiring over the last 30 years, with breakdowns that examine nationwide shifts in gender, age, mobility and attrition as well as within specific disciplines. Following this analysis is a discussion of the factors that will drive change in faculty renewal for the…

Using data from the National Center for Education Statistics 1993 survey of colleges and universities, this report reviews the frequency of part-time employment in higher education in the context of concerns about the culture of the institution and important finance issues. Part-time workers receive a lower pay rate than full-time employees, and…

In fall 1988, 45% of the curriculum faculty teaching in the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) were employed full-time, and 55% were employed part-time. By 1992, there had been a 14.8% increase in the number of curriculum faculty, but no change in the proportions of full- and part-time curriculum faculty. At 45%, the proportion of…

Part-time instructors have been increasingly in demand in adult and vocational education. The two greatest benefits an educational program realizes by employing part-time instructors are cost savings and staff flexibility. Part-time employment offers certain benefits to instructors. Particularly drawn to such teaching commitments are semiretired…

At the 1996 Spring Plenary Session, the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) passed resolution S961.5, which authorizes the participation of part-time faculty on the Executive Committee. The assurance of participation of part-time faculty on the Executive Committee of the ASCCC at first appeared a simple proposal, but was soon…

A pilot study interviewed 8 part-time faculty members at universities or colleges in Northeast Ohio to investigate the socialization of part-time faculty members in academic settings. Results showed that part-time faculty: (1) often feel isolated and lament not being able to establish professional and personal relationships with peers; (2) believe…

Part-time college instructors with children are not perceived as professionals, and therefore they often do not advance to full-time status. Their inability to move out of the area limits their possibilities for full-time work and colleges often exploit this. Of the part-time women interviewed by members of a panel at the Conference on College…

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.…

Designed as a reference and general guide for part-time faculty at Hagerstown Junior College, this handbook provides information and sample forms concerning the college's policies, procedures, and services. The handbook presents the following topics, organized alphabetically (asterisks (*) indicate the presence of relevant forms): audio-visual…