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Direct linkHarris, Zelema; Rouseff-Baker, Fay; Treat, Tod – Community College Journal, 2002
Describes the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Parkland College (Illinois) as a model for how faculty can engage in learning to improve their teaching while helping students connect to their own learning in new ways. States that the center also helps part-time faculty by offering stipends for their participation. (NB)
Descriptors: Active Learning, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students
Peer reviewedMcArthur, Ronald C. – Community College Review, 1999
Describes a preliminary analysis of grades submitted over three semesters by six full-time and twelve part-time humanities faculty to determine if differences could be distinguished by faculty status, gender, age, or course time (day or evening). Part-time faculty consistently graded higher than full-time faculty, whereas grading patterns could…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Age Differences, Community Colleges, Full Time Faculty
Download full textCity Coll. of San Francisco, CA. Office of Institutional Development, Research, and Planning. – 1995
This report provides fall 1993 data on student enrollment and staffing and salaries at the City College of San Francisco (CCSF), incorporating data from reports produced by the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges (CCC). Data on student enrollment are presented on the gender, ethnicity, and age of the total CCSF enrollment…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Foden, Frank – 1992
The development of training and certification of part-time adult and further education (FE) teachers in England was traced from the middle of the 19th century to the present through a retrospective study that focused primarily on the evolution of the City and Guilds of London Institute's (CGLI) part-time teacher training program that was initiated…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Educational Change, Educational History
Thompson, Merle O'Rourke – 1992
This handbook for Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) adjunct faculty presents a variety of information designed for adjunct lecturers in English. Three short introductory sections focus on general information, helpful hints, and the use of office machines. The body of the handbook contains the following sections: (1) Services, including…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, College English, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Mattice, Nancy J.; Richardson, Russell C. – 1993
The Associate Program for Adjunct Faculty (APAF) at College of the Canyons (CC) in Santa Clarita, California, includes instructional skills workshops and advanced teaching workshops designed to promote good teaching practices among part-time faculty. In March 1993, CC conducted a survey of teaching practices among the college's 160 part-time…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Eggers, Patricia – 1990
In spring 1986, Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) initiated a program to provide part-time, off-campus instructors with the professional support required to improve teaching effectiveness. The plan involved training 14 "master teachers" to function as evaluators of part-time, off-campus instructors. Master teachers have a minimum of 5 years of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Collegiality, Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods
Seese, Lillian – 1994
In the past 5 years, the Mathematics Department at Saint Louis Community College (SLCC) in Meramec, Missouri, has made major curricular modifications and changed the role of faculty members in helping students succeed. These changes have been made in an effort to bring the curriculum in line with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics'…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, College Mathematics, College Outcomes Assessment
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. – 1986
The document presents partial recommendations of a Pennsylvania State University Study Group on the Status of Women at the University. Recommendations concern job assessment and evaluation, recruitment of women faculty, part-time benefits and compensation, and recruitment of women administrators. Among specific recommendations are the following:…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Employed Women, Faculty Evaluation, Faculty Promotion
Charles, Richard F., Ed.; Bartunek, Carol, Ed. – 1989
Recognizing the growing population of older learners and seeking to repond to this growing student pool, in January 1989 the League for Innovation in the Community College, in conjunction with the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), conducted a survey of League member institutions in an effort to identify innovations developed for…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, Demography, Educational Innovation
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1988
In spring 1988, a survey was conducted to examine the nature and scope of the professional development activities provided by the Illinois community colleges for full- and part-time teaching faculty, administrators, other non-teaching professionals, and classified staff. Study findings, based on responses from 36 (92.3%) of the districts, included…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrators, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Wilson, Wendy L. – 1984
Problems faced by part-time faculty members are identified, and suggestions to avoid mistreatment of these teachers are offered. Disadvantages of part-time teaching include the lack of equitable pay and benefits. Since most institutions have a standard pay rate for part-timers, it is suggested that teaching excellence be recognized by creating…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Departments, Employment Opportunities
Norman, Mary M. – AAHE Bulletin, 1984
Ways in which colleges can meet the needs of part-time faculty are suggested, based upon the experiences of community colleges. Recommendations concern basic needs, orientation, and staff development and evaluation. Advice for institutions includes: establish a salary scale for part-time faculty equal to that for full-time faculty teaching…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Employment Practices, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation
Commission on Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. – 1984
The annual report of the Executive Director of the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is presented. The problem of a lack of commitment to equity in the recruitment of minority students and the employment of minority faculty and staff by many institutions is noted. It is recommended that…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accrediting Agencies, Annual Reports, College Programs
Lundy, Katherina, L. P.; Warme, Barbara D. – 1985
Perceptions concerning part-time teaching by part-time faculty at a large metropolitan university were studied. The respondents were divided into two groups: those who wished to teach part-time (the willing) and those who were teaching part-time because of their inability to find full-time work (the reluctant). In addition to questionnaire…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Employment Level, Faculty College Relationship, Higher Education
