Outlines an eight-step plan for developing the full potential of part-time faculty. Plan components include effective recruitment, well-written contracts, increased remuneration, affirmative action, mainstreaming, evaluation of instructional effectiveness, use of part-time faculty as links with the community and part-time faculty development. (JP)

Describes trends in two-year college faculty retirement. Argues that colleges can help new faculty members play active roles in realizing college mission by making them feel more a part of the college, increasing mentoring efforts, establishing ongoing professional development activities, decentralizing organizational culture, and recognizing the…

Part-time faculty are essential to the accomplishment of the mission of postsecondary occupational education institutions. A commitment to excellence requires a comprehensive, systematic design for part-time faculty recruitment, development, assessment, and integration into the institution's delivery system. Careful attention to recruitment…