Examines legal and administrative issues related to the utilization of part-time faculty. Discusses the lack of legally sufficient policies and procedures covering the areas of hiring, tenure, and remuneration. Outlines steps to be taken in mainstreaming part-time faculty and helping them use college resources. (JP)

Discusses the rewards and frustrations of part-time teaching from the viewpoint of an adjunct faculty member. Includes an examination of the forces which separate full- and part-time instructors and a description of the personal rewards which motivate career persons to teach on the side. (JP)

Examines the relation of the part-time classification of teachers in California to the statutory tenure system as it has been construed by the state courts in a series of cases. Available from Wm. W. Gaunt & Sons, Inc., 3011 Gulf Dr., Holmes Beach, FL 35510. (Author/MLF)

It is proposed that California replace its present complex and self-contradictory statutes governing the rights of temporary community college teachers with a due process standard that would provide greater flexibility in teacher utilization. A proposal for implementation legislation is outlined. (MSE)

Describes a study which: (1) utilized student, cadministrator, and faculty evaluations to compare the teaching effectiveness of full- and part-time teachers at a midwestern community college; and (2) compared the costs of employing full- and part-time instructors. (AYC)

Offers an overview of a program designed to support part-time faculty at Johnson County Community College in Kansas. Describes the context for the program, the institutional and departmental initiatives, professional development available, an adjunct certification training program, and the resources used in part-time faculty development efforts.…

Employment of part-time, temporary, and non-tenure track faculty can be hazardous to programs, institutions, individuals, and even the character of the academic profession, but in some situations, when carefully applied, it may lead to substantial benefits. (Author/MSE)

Examines how teacher expectations, their empathy, and their own sense of self-efficacy have an effect on their teaching and on their students. Points out some parallels between the affective issues in the classroom (the expectations teachers have of students) and in composition programs (the expectations administrators have for teachers of…

Provides discussion and critical analysis of the "dog days" of part-time writing instructors in today's academic world. Compares student writing and teacher evaluation of that writing at vastly different colleges at which the same instructor taught. Considers how teacher attitudes are swayed by institutional setting. (HB)

Discusses the growing community college reliance on adjunct professors to absorb greater numbers of students in the face of declining budgets. Describes policies for assigning courses, benefits for students from adjuncts' expertise and special skills, concerns held by adjuncts and other faculty, and opportunities for administrators to show support…

Presents five articles (by administrators, faculty, graduate students, and writing center personnel) written in response to the "Progress Report from the CCCC Committee on Professional Standards" as well as the "Statement of Principles and Standards for the Postsecondary Teaching of Writing." (SR)

Describes three law suits filed by part-time community college faculty members in Washington State for retirement benefits, health care benefits, and unpaid wages and overtime. Notes that college officials insist they have violated no state laws. Reports on the development of a lobbying group among the state's thousands of part-time faculty…

Recounts how the part-time faculty at Chicago's Columbia College (Illinois) dramatically improved salaries and gained a strong voice in college decision making through unionization. Emphasis is on the negotiation process which worked to obtain the group's goals without undermining the "rather friendly college environment." (DB)

Suggests five questions for trustees to consider as they evaluate the costs and contributions of using part-time instructors. Questions address: (1) proportion of instruction assigned to part-time faculty; (2) type of program taught by part-time faculty; (3) comparability of qualifications for part-time and full-time faculty; (4) comparability of…

Presents a study that attempts to determine whether there is a significant difference in job satisfaction between full- and part- time occupational-technical faculty in the Virginia Community College System. Indicates that while both groups showed high levels of job satisfaction, part-time faculty reported higher levels of satisfaction than…