Part-time instructors make up an increasingly large percentage of college faculty. In English departments, part-time instructors take on the least prestigious and most demanding work--the teaching of writing--for low wages and without job security or professional recognition. This unfair treatment stems from the belief that the study and teaching…

Covering each semester between summer 1988 and summer 1989, data are provided on enrollment patterns; morning, afternoon, and evening class sessions; and full-/part-time faculty ratios in the Compton Community College district. The first section of the report provides information pertaining to on- and off-campus enrollments for summer semester…

Developed for faculty employed on a part-time basis at Santa Fe Community College (SFCC), this booklet explains the required and optional activities comprising the college's professional development program. Introductory sections reveal that part-time faculty members are required to participate in a number of professional development activities,…

The efforts of the Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) to affiliate with independent scholars and artists are described. A protocol to guide the development of beneficial relationships between colleges and independents is also presented. The first step was to survey the population of independent scholars and artists within the GLCA area.…

Research that attempts to understand the job satisfaction of faculty in higher education has generally focused on full-time teaching faculty. Part-time faculty are responsible for a substantial portion of the total instructional production of the nation's colleges and universities, but to date have been largely unobserved. The job satisfaction and…

Data from the 1973 "Community and Junior College Directory" were analyzed to identify differences between full-time and part-time faculty. The data factors analyzed include: (1) type of control (public or private); (2) basic type of program (occupational, academic, both); (3) years in operation; (4) geographic region; (5) number of students; (6)…

Los Angeles Community College Overseas (LACCO) operates educational programs for military personnel in Korea. Faculty are drawn from local resources; all are employed by LACCO on a part-time basis. Faculty interest in participating in the policy making and procedural process of LACCO and their perceptions of problem areas were investigated through…

This document contains the results of California court decisions in litigation involving the status, or status and pay of part-time faculty in California community colleges. The information in the report was obtained by asking each California community college president and district superintendent to report whether their college or district was,…

A survey of administrative structure and academic status of clinical faculty in accredited schools of pharmacy showed that all responding schools (70 per cent return) have a full-time clinical faculty category with most having part-time and unsalaried as well. Information on departmental power, promotion, tenure, and reappointment are included.…

Collective bargaining is gaining in community colleges as more part-time teachers are being admitted to unions. The rivalry between the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers is discussed along with the status of collective bargaining in California, Colorado, and Massachusetts. (LBH)

The role of the AAUP leadership in utilizing collective bargaining to improve the status of women in academe is discussed in terms of part time faculty, equal periodic benefits, legislation, federal agencies and rule making, and retrenchment. (LBH)

Describes the cooperative venture of a university in London, England and a local education agency (LEA) in which a pilot training program was established and offered to part-time teachers of adults seeking third stage certification (certification associated with an institution of higher education as opposed to certification through LEAs and…

A survey of adult basic education (ABE) program directors in five states revealed that most ABE teachers are women and work part-time without benefits while most ABE administrators are men who are employed full-time. Concludes that women employed in ABE are victims of discrimination. (EM)

Reviews the advantages of utilizing part-time faculty. Also discusses the problems of calculating pro rata pay and the impossibility of granting tenure to part-time teachers and analyzes the role of unions in obtaining such benefits. (DC)

Reports the results of a survey of the level of commitment, qualifications, outside employment, income, sex, teaching areas, and concerns of the part-time teaching staff at Santa Monica College (California). Also reviews the pertinent literature. A 24 item bibliography is included. (DC)