Issues in the current debate about faculty tenure are reviewed, including academic freedom, curricular flexibility, the faculty job market, job security, short-term appointments, and part-time instruction. (MSE)

Using a constant elasticity of substitution production function and data from a national survey conducted in 1977 by the American Association of University Professors, this article projects the size and composition of the academic labor force in higher education through 1987. Tables provide data on projections. (PB)

Reviews recent studies on the plight of part-time faculty at the college level and attempts to achieve a perspective that fits the treatment of part-time teachers into an overall scheme. (CRH)

Data about compensation received by employees in Illinois' 48 Illinois public community colleges are gathered by the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB). Data in the Fiscal Year 2005 Salary Report reflect the census date of October 1, 2004. Data are presented by peer groups with statewide totals. Most of the 25 tables in this report contain…

This handbook is designed to help part-time and adjunct faculty who need professional enhancement but do not have the time for formal coursework. The focus is on the modern student, who differs in many ways from the traditional college student. The book provides more advanced strategies that those presented in the earlier "Handbook for…

This report presents findings from the "Institution Survey" of the 1999 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF). Institutions were asked about their policies and practices related to faculty as of fall 1998. The distribution of faculty across U.S. degree-granting postsecondary institutions reflects the diversity of postsecondary…

In a personal narrative reflecting on 27 years of teaching, an adjunct faculty member realizes that she knows quite a bit firsthand about the adjunct. Judith Gappa and David Leslie, in their 1993 book, "The Invisible Faculty," state that budgets are balanced and classes assigned on the assumption that 20 to 50% of all undergraduate…

The purpose of the study was to provide information which would be of interest to, and of practical value for, school boards, departments of adult education of universities, and teacher training colleges. (Author)

Presents results from a study of the attitudes and suggestions of part-time faculty at Rappahannock Community College. Focuses on instructors' characteristics, role image, institutional responsibilities, qualifications, motives for working part-time, and suggestions for improvement. (DMM)

Major statutes, court decisions, and labor board rulings applicable to part-time college faculty are reported; and the legal status, compensation, and collective bargaining rights of such faculty are discussed. Guidelines to help physical education administrators deal with these issues are included. (Authors/PP)

A course on distance study for part-time teachers for both initial and retraining is described and evaluated. It emphasizes the preparation, exchange, and study of written materials as well as the conventional broadcast and face-to-face delivery. (MSE)

Considers part-time faculty utilization in terms of: (1) events of the last decade; (2) six reasons for increased employment of part-time faculty (e.g., cost, flexibility, and availability); (3) 12 current issues (e.g., full/part-time faculty relations, staff development, and performance); and (4) suggestions for recruitment, selection, research,…

Examines the problems involved in effectively attracting, hiring, and retaining qualified part-time faculty members. Suggests the implementation of a staff development program to help the colleges make the most of the diversity and cost savings offered by part-time teachers. (JP)

Discusses the structure, management, and policies of Burlington County College's staff development program for part-time faculty. Enumerates program activities and the components of an inservice teacher education course for adjunct faculty. (JP)

Describes a program developed at Hagerstown Junior College to meet the professional development needs of part-time faculty at small institutions with limited resources. Examines recruitment, orientation, effective communications with administration, the provision of an instructional clinic and other support services, and program evaluation. (JP)