Preliminary results of the 1979 Doctorate Employment Survey, which is designed to assess the employment experiences of new doctorates in psychology, are briefly described. The survey focuses on employment status, employment settings, and salaries, and is the first survey designed to allow respondents to provide detailed information on their…

The focus of this report is upon full-time faculty members at the seven campuses of the Hawaii Community College System, but additional information is provided on part-time faculty and lecturers. Data are summarized for the following characteristics: sex, academic background, tenure status, age, program category, average salary, and salary range.…

An examination of the degrees of diversity in off-campus education in California is presented. An off-campus inventory, detailed questions, and questionnaires were sent to the public segments and central offices of the University and State University on a variety of topics including: curriculum; administrative mechanisms; procedures for hiring…

This study provides a review of the nature and success of programs dealing with excess teacher supply. The causes and effects of teacher redundancy are discussed, and methods of supply and demand planning are examined. Strategies to deal with inservice retraining and programs that present career alternatives are reviewed. Among the solutions…

A study was conducted to determine what is being done nationally in terms of inservice education for part-time vocational faculty and the most pressing inservice needs of part-time vocational faculty at Okaloosa-Walton Junior College. As a result of the study, an inservice education program for part-time faculty at the college that could serve as…

The 20 articles in this collection concern issues faced by couples in academe. One group of articles considers part-time careers, independent scholarly work, or intermittent employment, which may be viable alternatives for women with families or those who feel less need for a full-time job. The need for institutional policies to support part-time…

Data on full-time tenured, full-time nontenured and part-time faculty at Montgomery College were gathered to determine the ratio of males to females by status and by department and to relate this information to hiring practices, fringe benefits, and teaching loads. Total figures for part- and full-time faculty and credit hours taught were compiled…

This monograph reviews the faculty teaching the humanities in two-year colleges: their backgrounds and preparation, involvement with inservice training, job satisfaction, attitudes and values, and approaches to curriculum and instruction. Information was derived by an extensive search of the literature. Materials were identified by scanning 34…

This report provides data on the faculty and staff of the Hawaii community college system as of fall 1975. It focuses on full-time appointees, but also provides information on lecturers, part-time appointees, and professional staff on leave. Data are summarized by five program categories: instructional support, academic support, student services,…

The report presents the results of a project in the research program area of teacher education conducted by the Minnesota Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education. The specific objectives of this project were to: (1) provide an estimate for future need for teachers in vocationally reimbursed teaching positions in Minnesota, and (2)…

This handbook identifies California Education Code provisions that have reference to part-time adult education personnel, assesses current personnel practices in adult education, and offers possible approaches to the solution of problems. The chapters of the handbook are as follows: I. Principles of Personnel Management (general; peculiarities of…

Compiled in this document are papers presented at a conference on personnel development in postsecondary vocational and technical education programs of less than baccalaureate degree. The conference resulted from a recognition of the problem of employing technically competent, yet unprepared to teach, persons from business and industry. Topics of…

Information for this second annual survey of computer coordinators was compiled from 506 questionnaires completed by the educators most responsible for their school or district's computer programs. Issues addressed include salaries, budgets, part-time versus full-time positions, differences between male and female coordinators, and job…

This paper examines a number of issues associated with part-time faculty in community colleges. In the area of part-time faculty integration, the author surveyed 28 Florida colleges using an online survey, and received responses from 20, for a response rate of 71.4%. The survey contained five questions: (1) Are adjunct/part-time faculty listed in…

This 1984 study analyzes the performance of part-time faculty in community colleges in response to the trend toward increased utilization of part-time instructors. Part-time instructors, or part-timers, are most heavily used in community colleges, which represent the most market-sensitive segment of American higher education. The number of…