In 1963 the California State Legislature adopted Assembly Concurrent Resolution 48 which provided for the establishment of an academic senate or council at each junior college; its faculty-appointed members would represent the faculty in the formation of policy on academic and professional matters. As a formal channel whereby all local senates…

The question "what is good teaching" is answered variously by those that have a stake in the quality of undergraduate teaching. Students define good teaching in terms of the quality of their learning experience. Faculty define it in terms of learning outcomes. Administrators focus on efficiency, while members of the community focus on…

The orientation and in-service training of adjunct faculty members is one of the most neglected aspects of an institution's faculty development program. Few institutions provide any consideration at all and, of those which do, most conduct little more than brief orientation sessions at the beginning of an academic term. There can be little doubt…

A survey of almost 6,500 community college faculty, trustees, students, presidents, and administrators was conducted to study the question of faculty relations in the Washington State community college system, with special emphasis on collective bargaining. Respondents (38 percent of the questionnaire distribution) favored including part-time…

The status of women was examined by a committee of men and women for an academic year, with consideration given to studies from other major universities and informed witness testimony. Discriminatory practices and means of complying with anti-discriminatory legislation are discussed. Recommendations are offered on: the role of women who can serve…

During the 1975 fall quarter, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (Richmond, Virginia) conducted a survey of its part-time faculty members. Of the 346 part-time instructors at the college, 254 (73.4%) returned usable questionnaires. The factors investigated were: (1) their characteristics--age, race, sex, educational background, previous…

The Mid-Career Teacher Education Study (MTES), funded by the New York State Department of Education to find ways of alleviating the teacher shortage, has developed an elementary teacher education program called Mid-Career Training for Partnership Teaching (MTPT), which recruits college educated housewives who want to help children participate in…

At the Annual Conference of Universities Council for Adult Education, reports centered around individual and regional accomplishments in the field as well as on general trends--exploration and innovation, the use of radio and television, the construction of buildings, and the role of the full time tutor. Heriot-Watt University, a new member,…

This book contains materials presented at eight 1965-66 regional conferences sponsored by the National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards (NCTEPS) on the changes needed in the pattern and concept of career development for teachers. One section contains the keynote addresses on "how to get from where we are to desirable new…

This report discusses college faculty enlargement through the expanded use of part-time teachers. A review of current practices shows the most fruitful source of part-timers to be local business and industry, professional colleagues of the full-time faculty, and graduate students. There is little evidence, however, that part-time teachers are…

A study was conducted to develop and test an evaluation plan for part-time continuing education faculty at St. Petersburg Junior College. Components of the plan included development of a self-instructional booklet on concepts of adult education and use of the booklet by part-time faculty prior to their teaching assignment, self-evaluation by…

The author calls for the implementation of a formal structure of staff involvement of Open University (United Kingdom) part-time staff in the planning and implementation of staff development programs. Such a plan would help improve relations between the University and its part-time instructional staff. (JMD)

Discusses the problems of staff selection and development in the community-based college, focusing on desirable qualities for instructors, such as willingness to be trained as a functional part of a community-based enterprise; sources for potential teachers; and training techniques for those with and without experience. (AYC)

Part-time faculty members strongly believe that institutional employment policies and practices are developed for the primary benefit of the employer and contribute significantly to the job-related stress they experience. (Author)

Current employment patterns of and policies concerning part-time college faculty are outlined, and the advantages and disadvantages of using a high percentage of part-time faculty are discussed. (MSE)