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How Adjunct Faculty at Community Colleges Describe Their Sustained Motivation to Teach

Author : Maureen Elizabeth Sheridan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book How Adjunct Faculty at Community Colleges Describe Their Sustained Motivation to Teach written by Maureen Elizabeth Sheridan and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is mounting concern over the influence that hiring larger percentages of adjunct faculty has had on the quality of instruction delivered in higher education. Studies have noted these contingent workers are being hired as an economic resource or commodity rather than viewed as academic partners. This basic inductive study on adjunct faculty in northeast U.S. two-year colleges was important to add to the existing body of knowledge. Utilizing a basic inductive approach allowed the researcher to explore adjunct faculty experiences and to gather data through individualized, semi-structured interviews. Data analysis was examined through the lens of hygiene-motivation theory that explores the levels of satisfaction an individual has at work. This study yielded three super-ordinate themes: awareness of individual reasons to teach, reinforcement, and relationships. Results showed that participants felt a strong value for teaching and that they supported the belief that it was vital to provide students with a quality education. This study found that adjunct faculty experienced mixed emotions of joy, isolation, and need, among others, in their teaching role as adjunct faculty. Satisfaction and dissatisfaction shifted based on the participants' perception of the institutional support they received and what their primary motivation was to teach. The study revealed that the adjunct faculty who volunteered to teach were more often satisfied as work than those who needed the extra income to meet financial obligations. This study and subsequent recommendations are relevant for administrators and faculty coordinators who hire adjunct faculty, as these leaders attempt to advance quality pedagogy. Conclusions from this study recommend that additional research should be conducted to further explore adjunct faculty experiences and to find better ways to enhance their teaching and learning skills. This will help advance quality pedagogy.

Teaching Developmental English

Author : Joanne Zeas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Teaching Developmental English written by Joanne Zeas and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This qualitative study describes members of the Liberal Arts/English adjunct faculty at one mid-Atlantic urban community college (MAUCC), their perceptions of the organizational climate of their program, and their satisfaction and motivation patterns. The study was designed as a case study focusing on one MAUCC department. Adjunct faculty members constitute a growing percentage of the teaching force in higher education institutions--particularly in community colleges (Eagan, 2007; National Center for Educational Statistics, 2011). With rising economic pressure, community colleges increasingly rely on adjunct faculty for teaching their students, particularly in introductory and remedial courses (Eagan, 2007; National Center for Educational Statistics, 2011). However, research suggests that, relative to students taught by full-time faculty, students in introductory courses that are taught by adjunct faculty members are less likely to be successful and to persist to degree completion (Harrington & Schibik, 2001; Eagan, 2009; Jaeger, 2009). Some research suggests that adjunct faculty's work conditions interfere with the quality of their instruction (Eagan, 2007; Lei, 2008). Other research concludes that adjunct faculty members' motivation for teaching and/or method of teaching is incompatible with the investment required for supporting community college students in developmental courses (Adamowicz, 2007; Glenn, 2008). However, little is known about the way contemporary community college adjunct faculty members perceive their role in the organization and their responsibility for promoting students' learning, development, and academic success. The completed research answers the questions: (1) How do adjunct faculty members teaching developmental courses in a community college describe their satisfaction within their current organizational roles? (2) How do adjunct faculty members teaching developmental courses in a community college perceive their responsibility toward student learning and academic success? (3) How do adjunct faculty members describe their motivation within their current role? and (4) How do these adjunct faculty members' perceptions of satisfaction, instructional effectiveness, and motivation relate to their personal background? The research is designed as a case study and focuses on adjunct faculty members teaching introductory and developmental English at one community college.

Developing Faculty Learning Communities at Two-Year Colleges

Author : Susan Sipple
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000979849
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Developing Faculty Learning Communities at Two-Year Colleges written by Susan Sipple and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces community college faculty and faculty developers to the use of faculty learning communities (FLCs) as a means for faculty themselves to investigate and surmount student learning problems they encounter in their classrooms, and as an effective and low-cost strategy for faculty developers working with few resources to stimulate innovative teaching that leads to student persistence and improved learning outcomes.Two-year college instructors face the unique challenge of teaching a mix of learners, from the developmental to high-achievers, that requires using a variety of instructional strategies and techniques. Even the most experienced teachers can find this diversity demanding.Faculty developers at many two-year colleges still rely solely on the one-day workshop model that, while useful, rarely results in sustained student-centered changes in pedagogy or the curriculum, and may not be practicable for the growing cohort of part-time faculty members.By linking work in the classroom with scholarship and reflection, FLCs provide participants with a sense of renewed engagement and stimulate collegial exploration of ways to achieve educational excellence. FLCs are usually faculty-instigated and cross-disciplinary, and comprise groups of six to fifteen faculty that work collaboratively through regular meetings over an extended period of time to promote research and an exchange of experiences, foster community, and develop the scholarship of teaching. FLCs alleviate burnout and isolation, promote the development, testing, and peer review of new classroom strategies or technologies, and lead to the reenergizing and professionalization of teachers.This book introduces the reader to FLCs and to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, offering examples of application in two-year colleges. Individual chapters describe, among others, an FLC set up to support course redesign; an “Adjunct Connectivity FLC” to integrate part-time faculty within a department and collaborate on the curriculum; a cross-disciplinary FLC to promote student self-regulated learning, and improve academic performance and persistence; a critical thinking FLC that sought to define critical thinking in separate disciplines, examine interdisciplinary cross-over of critical thinking, and measure critical thinking more accurately; an FLC that researched the transfer of learning and developed strategies to promote students’ application of their learning across courses and beyond the classroom. Each chapter describes the formation of its FLC, the processes it engaged in, what worked and did not, and the outcomes achieved.Just as when college faculty fail to remain current in their fields, the failure to engage in continuing development of teaching skills, will equally lead teaching and learning to suffer. When two-year college administrators restrain scholarship and reflection as inappropriate for the real work of the institution they are in fact hindering the professionalization of their teaching force that is essential to institutional mission and student success.When FLCs are supported by leaders and administrators, and faculty learn that collaboration and peer review are valued and even expected as part of being a teaching professional, they become intrinsically motivated and committed to collaboratively solving problems, setting the institution on a path to becoming a learning organization that is proactive and adept at navigating change.

Faculty at Work

Author : Robert T. Blackburn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780801849428
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (494 download)

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Download or read book Faculty at Work written by Robert T. Blackburn and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Draws together empirical evidence on college and university faculty at work; develops and tests a theoretical framework of faculty motivation to engage in different teaching, research, and service activities; and suggests how administrative practices can be improved so that faculty work lives are enriched and institutions become more productive organizations." -- Resources in Education

Faculty Development

Author : Farrell Hoy Jenab
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1475859090
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book Faculty Development written by Farrell Hoy Jenab and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faculty Development: Creating a Collaborative Culture in Community Colleges addresses how faculty developers work with changes and challenges in teaching within the community college context. Using a multi-case study design based on semi-structured interviews, document analysis, focus groups and surveys, the book examines faculty development within six community college contexts. Three of these case studies, conducted before the Covid-19 pandemic, attended to how the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs) were pillars for faculty development. The other three case studies feature the pivot that faculty developers and faculty made at their institutions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In these cases, it is seen how faculty development shifts from long-term, sustained initiatives such as SOTL and FLCs to just-in-time (JiT) faculty development, as well as virtual and collaborative faculty development. As teaching models continue to evolve and faculty development takes hold in community colleges, this book features the role of collaboration as an essential component of faculty development, as well as what supports exist within the community college context to provide faculty with continual professional development.

Adjunct Faculty Voices

Author : Roy Fuller
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000974103
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Adjunct Faculty Voices written by Roy Fuller and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the debate regarding the increasing use of adjunct faculty in higher education continues to swirl, the voices of adjunct faculty themselves are rarely heard. Stories abound regarding the poor working conditions in which most adjunct faculty labor, yet many of those that employ adjunct faculty are unaware of how the conditions impact an adjunct's ability to teach effectively. Adjunct Faculty Voices gives a voice to this growing population. It shares the experiences and clear benefits adjuncts gain from having access to professional development opportunities. In spite of a shortage of resources, there are institutions offering development programs that target the pressing needs of this population.The first part of the book features the voices of adjunct faculty who tell their stories of finding professional development and creating or connecting with communities of colleagues for mutual support. These adjunct voices represent a range of disciplinary perspectives, career stages, and institutional types. In the second section, the authors draw upon a benchmarking study of adjunct faculty developing programs, examine specific challenges and highlight successful practices. Institutions can support adjunct faculty through teaching academies and faculty learning communities; mentor programs; conference support; and adjunct faculty liaison positions.Topics discussed include:• Best professional development practices that support and benefit adjunct faculty• Faculty social isolation and community-building opportunities• An overview of changes affecting the academic workforce• An outline of issues and working conditions• Current demographics and types of adjunct faculty• Survey results from adjunct faculty developers• Adjunct faculty narratives featuring their professional development and community experiencesTeaching and Learning centers across the country are responding to the growing adjunct cohort in innovative and efficient ways. Administrators, deans, department chairs, and adjunct faculty will all benefit by hearing the voices of adjuncts as they express the challenges faced by adjunct faculty and the types of professional development opportunities which are most beneficial.

Adjunct Faculty in Community Colleges

Author : Desna L. Wallin
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adjunct Faculty in Community Colleges written by Desna L. Wallin and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2005-01-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The employment of adjunct faculty is often what allows community colleges to offer excellent yet affordable education; however, this group is often deprived of the professional development and basic amenities enjoyed by their full-time colleagues. Academic administrators are those charged with hiring and supervising adjunct faculty, and this book provides them with examples of successful programs that highlight the important connection between teaching quality and effective hiring, orientation, acculturation, and professional development practices for their constituency. These models come from community and technical colleges across the United States and can be implemented into any two-year system. Through the use of research, case studies, and hands-on how-to guides, checklists, and samples, this volume’s expert contributors explain how to understand part-time faculty— how to motivate them and value them as members of the academy. They go on to offer practical advice for recruiting, integrating, supporting, and retaining these great teachers.

The Effects of Professional Development on Online Adjunct Faculty Job Satisfaction in A Community College Setting

Author : Marie Ferguson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book The Effects of Professional Development on Online Adjunct Faculty Job Satisfaction in A Community College Setting written by Marie Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This quantitative causal comparative research study, guided by Herzberg's (1964) Two Factor Theory of Motivation, and conducted with 106 online adjunct faculty members teaching at a community college in a Southeastern state, examined the effects of four types of professional development (PD) training for online instruction (i.e., fully online, fully face-to-face, blended [online and face-to-face], and none) on online adjunct faculty members' levels of motivation and hygiene job satisfaction. Data were analyzed using two one-way MANCOVAs. The first one-way MANCOVA addressed the first research question, which inquired if there were significant differences across online instruction PD training groups on the motivation job satisfaction factors of general job satisfaction, recognition, and autonomy, controlling for online instruction self-efficacy and age. The second one-way MANCOVA addressed the second research question, which queried if there were significant differences across PD training groups on the hygiene job satisfaction factors of faculty support, salary, and teaching schedule, controlling for online instruction self-efficacy. Results from the first one-way MANCOVA showed that participants in the four online instruction PD training groups did not have significantly different levels of general job satisfaction, recognition and autonomy. Results from the second one-way MANCOVA were significant. Participants in the entirely online PD training group had a significantly lower mean faculty support score than did participants in the blended PD training group. Participants who had not received PD training for online instruction had a significantly lower mean teaching schedule score than did participants in the other three PD training groups.

Adjunct Faculty

Author : Jennifer Louise Williamson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (898 download)

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Download or read book Adjunct Faculty written by Jennifer Louise Williamson and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adjunct faculty members have become predominant within North American colleges and universities as the individuals tasked with teaching non-traditional learners. The post-secondary education industry has seen the adjunct population more than double between the years 1967 and 2000 ("Trend," 2000; Wilson, 1998). The institutions have utilized these individuals for a variety of reasons, but the two most significant benefits are that they afford the institutions the ability to be flexible as enrollments fluctuate and, as part-time employees, they provide an economic benefit to the institutions. Although there has been a significant increase in the population, there remains very little empirical data regarding the adjunct faculty population. This study explored and attempted to understand the lived experiences of adjunct faculty who teach non-traditional learners through the lens of the expectancy-value theory of achievement motivation utilizing a qualitative methodology. Findings of this study include the emergence of two super-ordinate themes including motivations and challenges and eight sub-themes. The sub-themes were students, environment, intrinsic value, goals, cost, information sharing, staying connected and technology. The results of this study are relevant to several stakeholders within the post-secondary education community including adjunct faculty, administrators, human resource departments and non-traditional learners. In particular, post-secondary education administrators might use this study's findings to better understand the motivations and challenges that adjunct faculty face, human resource departments can use the information to develop better hiring and onboarding practices, and non-traditional learners could use this information to advocate for high quality, well trained adjunct faculty members.

Motivate! Inspire! Lead!

Author : RoseAnne O′Brien Vojtek
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1452272212
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Motivate! Inspire! Lead! written by RoseAnne O′Brien Vojtek and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-05-05 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The authors remind leaders that the first step in motivating others is changing themselves. This practical book uses case studies, examples, and reflective activities to provide leaders with the knowledge, skills, and strategies to create school cultures in which teachers can find purpose, hope, enjoyment, and a sense of belonging and competency." —Dennis Sparks, Emeritus Executive Director National Staff Development Council "The Vojteks write lucidly about school improvement, offering realistic, down-to-earth cases and well-stated approaches to change based solidly in cognitive and social psychology. They detail how school leaders can use ten motivational strategies to achieve improved student performance." —Richard A. Schmuck, Professor Emeritus, University of Oregon Author, Practical Action Research Discover how your learning community can tap into greater creativity, talent, and expertise! This resource shows how leaders can transform learning communities into high-performing collegial communities where teachers collaborate for continuous school improvement, are passionate about teaching, and are valued as professionals. Based on motivational theory and the authors′ optimal performance model, this volume presents 10 concrete motivational strategies for fostering a culture in which educators work together to fulfill a common purpose. Each chapter includes an authentic case study and reflective questions to help readers understand the conditions needed for implementation, as well as a "Next Steps" section that offers recommendations and ideas. Participants are able to direct and strengthen their efforts toward successful achievement through Positive interdependence Reciprocal relationships Shared decision making Professional learning Mutual responsibility Detailed and insightful, Motivate! Inspire! Lead! is the go-to guide for developing a dynamic learning community that balances support for a positive school culture and continuous school improvement with the individual needs of each member of the school community.

The American Faculty

Author : Jack H. Schuster
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801882838
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book The American Faculty written by Jack H. Schuster and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-05-10 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In-depth, insightful, with a masterful handling of the relevant data, The American Faculty provides the most comprehensive overview of the status of the academic profession that is available." -- Jay Chronister, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia

Happy Professor

Author : Erin Lovell Ebanks
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781500505301
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Happy Professor written by Erin Lovell Ebanks and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-08-08 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching college part-time to earn a 'full-time' salary is not easy, but it can change your life for the better if you take steps to make that happen. Happy Professor is a collection of useful tips for loving life in and out of the classroom by 'full-time' adjunct professor, Erin Ebanks. With a change in perspective, a sense of humor, and an appreciation for the simple things, Ebanks proves that teaching college can be an incredibly rewarding and overall 'happy' experience. Topics covered in this book: Teaching community college How to develop any course Time management Organization Online teaching opportunities available for adjuncts Faculty development opportunities Networking with colleagues How to embrace adjunct teaching as a full-time job How to become a full-time professor Positivity in the classroom Positive thinking Delegation in the classroom Classroom management How to make you and your students happy Adult learners Student success How to motivate and build confidence in students Financial success Living cheap Traveling cheap Minimalism aka simple living Personal success Inspirational student stories Resources for the classroom Resources for communication classes Student interviews about what it's like on the other side Commonly asked adjunct questions

Adjunct Leadership and Job Satisfaction in California Community Colleges

Author : Thea Sweo Alvarado
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781267238160
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Adjunct Leadership and Job Satisfaction in California Community Colleges written by Thea Sweo Alvarado and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study investigates the conditions by which adjunct faculty are able to participate in leadership activities in their institutions in the hopes that more adjunct faculty involvement can be fostered for the betterment of our higher educational institutions. To this end, the study examines what avenues are available today for adjunct faculty to participate in leadership on campus, the conditions for involvement, whether and to what degree the means are being utilized by adjunct faculty, and how to better incorporate the diverse talents and experiences of adjunct faculty as effective campus leaders. Interviews were completed with 15 current adjunct faculty members during the spring semester of 2011. Six major themes emerged in this study: (1) working conditions (2) unions and union activity (3) adjunct voice and perceptions of adjuncts (4) leadership (5) motivation and (6) budget cuts and the future of adjunct teaching. This grounded theory approach seeks to understand the experiences and perceptions of exceptional adjunct leaders in their own words. The final chapter discusses the climate surrounding recent budget cuts to community colleges in California and discusses the future outlook for a body of growing adjunct faculty members.

Developing and Sustaining Adult Learners

Author : Carrie J. Boden
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1623965160
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Developing and Sustaining Adult Learners written by Carrie J. Boden and published by IAP. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing and Sustaining Adult Learners is the second volume in a series of scholarly publications associated with the annual Adult Higher Education Alliance (AHEA, The Alliance) conference. The title of this volume, derived from the theme of the 2012 conference co-sponsored by American Association of Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) in Las Vegas, NV, encompasses significant issues and questions at the forefront of the field of adult education. At the conference, scholars, practitioners, and adult educators gave presentations and received feedback on some of the most significant and timely issues in their praxis. The Alliance, which values collaboration, transformative dialogue, and collegiality among professionals, considers this volume a continuation of those conversations as the presentations were expanded into chapters. We are glad that you are joining the conversation. This volume confirms not only that adult learning, higher education, and both fields of research have many contexts, but also that there is so much more to learn about different perspectives and opportunities for research and practice. Opportunities for symbiotic relationship abound. We hope that Developing and Sustaining Adult Learners will be a book that you pull off your bookshelf, or open in your e-reader, often. We know that as we engage in program and course planning, design and teaching, this book will provide needed refreshment and new vision. When research ideas seem too similar, this volume will also provide many seeds for new opportunities.

Analysis of Adjunct Faculty at Des Moines Area Community College

Author : Margi Boord
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Analysis of Adjunct Faculty at Des Moines Area Community College written by Margi Boord and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Managing Adjunct & Part-time Faculty for the New Millennium

Author : Donald Greive
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Adjunct & Part-time Faculty for the New Millennium written by Donald Greive and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This booklet presents teaching strategies and techniques in a quick reference format. It was designed specifically to assist adjunct and part-time faculty, who have careers outside of education, to efficiently grasp many of the concepts necessary for effective teaching. Included are a checklist of points to review prior to beginning a teaching assignment; a brief introduction to teaching; strategies regarding andragogy/pedagogy; suggested classroom techniques; and a guide to classroom behavior, with descriptions of stereotypical student personalities. Also discussed are motivation, self-esteem, self-actualization, planning, a suggested lesson plan format, sample course outline, course syllabus, and faculty self-evaluation. Primary suggestions for classroom teachers include: (1) be a facilitator of learning; (2) entertain the students; (3) vary teaching activities; (4) be sensitive to the barriers created by students' challenges; (5) stay alert to early signs of difficulty; (6) be aware of time commitments; (7) be knowledgeable of college policies and procedures; (8) assist students with limitations in basic skills; (9) allow sufficient time for class preparation; (10) respond to questions directly; (11) observe other teachers; (12) learn about teaching; (13) use ice-breakers; and (14) encourage student involvement. (AS)

Professional Development for Adjunct Faculty in Community Colleges

Author : Steady H. Moono
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Professional Development for Adjunct Faculty in Community Colleges written by Steady H. Moono and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adjunct faculty--part-time instructors employed for a specific purpose--comprise more than 66 percent of the total teaching faculty in community colleges. They are restricted by length of assignment and types of duties and responsibilities, and devote less time to instruction and to the activities incidental to teaching at a particular community college than their full-time counterparts. This study investigated what selected community colleges identified as professional development needs of adjunct faculty, and what adjunct faculty themselves perceived as their development needs; it also presented guidelines for an adjunct faculty professional development model for community colleges. In the fall semester of 2001, a survey was conducted among administrators and adjunct faculty hired to teach degree-objective courses in five participating community colleges in southeastern Pennsylvania. Responses indicated that adjunct faculty felt they needed more information and development activities than they received. A majority responded that a faculty-instructed, departmental program would be the most beneficial, and expressed a need for closer liaison with full-time faculty and college administration. The perceived professional development needs of adjunct faculty relative to information about instructional activities as indicated by adjunct faculty were greater than their perceived presence. This observation along with the indication that all college administrators ranked all areas on instruction as needing expansion indicated that both adjunct faculty and college administrators were not satisfied with present professional development activities related to instruction. Adjunct faculty and college administrators placed a higher emphasis on knowledge about the characteristics and educational needs of students, and responsibility assigned to adjunct as the most essential administrative professional development need of adjunct faculty. Adjunct faculty indicated that development of a closer liaision with full-time faculty and expanding and refining present program are the most important components of any future professional development program. Administrators responding to this question indicated that the key element in future program development is requiring and rewarding adjunct faculty for participation in professional development programs.