Presents the results of a national survey on staff development for part-time instructors, the program established on the basis of the survey findings at Eastfield College (Texas), and a model for establishing part-time faculty programs in other colleges. (RT)

Presents statistics reflecting community colleges' increasing reliance on part-time faculty. Underscores the need for staff development programs that address the specific requirements of part-timers. Discusses kinds of activities, needs assessment strategies, evaluation criteria for staff development, obstacles to adjunct development, and ways to…

Reviews the roots of current two-year college personnel administration practices in secondary education and compares practices in higher education and business/industry. Assesses management issues related to part-time faculty, nontraditional students, faculty satisfaction, the quality-of-worklife movement, and anticipated faculty shortages.…

Suggests that colleges look to retired military personnel as sources of science, mathematics, technology, and occupational teachers. Looks at cooperative ventures between the Department of Defense and Department of Education. (DMM)

Presents a multifaceted staff development model for newly hired and rehired continuing education teachers. Describes elements for new hires such as interviews and hiring, orientation, meeting other teachers, mentors, and individual learning plans. Discusses elements for rehired teachers, including formal learning opportunities, communication,…

The large-scale employment of part-time faculty in community colleges has serious costs for institutions (e.g., part-timers lack the time/training required to plan and review their work, plot long-term teaching strategies, and participate in departmental governance) and part-time instructors (e.g., undesirable schedules, lack of job security, and…

A descriptive study of 29 PhD's whose anticipated academic careers have been disrupted by tenure denial, contract termination, or underemployment is discussed. The subjects' assessments of their situations, their problems, and their coping techniques are described. (Author/MLW)

This study sought to determine factors impacting faculty response to academic dishonesty at a multi-campus, two-year college. This study investigated faculty: (1) perceptions of the extent of academic honesty; (2) perceptions of, and attitudes toward Academic Dishonesty Policy and policy implementation; (3) responses to academic dishonesty; (4)…

A survey of community colleges found that few support services were available for part-time faculty and appropriate plans for selecting, orienting, training, servicing, and supervising them had to be made. (Author/RK)

Forty-five percent of dental school faculty are employed full-time. Percentages of full-time faculty are highest in small schools, lowest in large schools. The percentage of faculty in each primary appointment area (clinical, basic, and behavioral sciences) varies with school size. Smaller schools have more faculty at professor and associate…

Using data from 881 higher education institutions and a mathematical model, researchers related the estimated compensation rates of part-time faculty members to their institutional types and sexes. Results indicate a growing compensation gap between part- and full-time faculty and increasing substitutability of part- for full-time teachers. (RW)

Provides bibliographic citations for the 27 articles and papers by Raymond E. Schultz included in the ERIC system. Works are organized under the following headings: administrators, education in Arizona, international education, staff development, staff reduction, and miscellaneous. (CAM)

As part-time faculty are employed in increasing numbers by institutions, questions of their legal status arise. In the areas of individual rights and freedoms of teachers, status in terms of tenure, promotion, contract renewal, and compensation (salary and benefits), all long-standing inequities in the treatment of part-time faculty, must be…

Due to declining enrollments and "burnout," schools face two potentials for staff imbalance: a stagnant older staff or too many inexperienced teachers. The author proposes preventing these problems by teaming older teachers, ready for gradual retirement, with new teachers, who gain experience while taking over by degrees. Costs are considered.…

Compares full- and part-time community college faculty members with respect to the following indicators of teaching effectiveness: teaching experience, continuity of employment, degree attainment, selection of course materials, reading requirements for students, use of instructional media and support services, grading practices, availability to…