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Download full textGappa, Judith M. – 1984
The current use of part-time faculty and issues regarding this practice are addressed. Ways that part-time faculty affect the quality of academic programs are discussed, including the frequent characterization of them as "second-class citizens." Policies and practices are shaped by the diverse characteristics of part-timers,…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Employment Practices, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGappa, Judith M.; Austin, Ann E.; Trice, Andrea G. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2005
Faculty and their work are the heart, and thus determine the health, of every college and university and have a lasting impact on the many lives they touch. Well over a million faculty members now teach about 15 million students at over 4,000 colleges and universities in this country. The continued vitality of the academic profession is therefore…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Tenure, Socioeconomic Influences, Sociocultural Patterns
Gappa, Judith M. – AAHE Bulletin, 1984
Six major areas of part-time college faculty employment practices are discussed that illustrate how current practice can be detrimental to part-time faculty performance. Attention is directed to appointment, support services, communication with peers, participation in governance, compensation, and job security. The following areas that require…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Contracts, Employment Practices, Faculty Development
Gappa, Judith M.; Leslie, David W. – 1993
This book examines the practices that support and enhance the value of part-time faculty both in and outside the college classroom, offering 43 specific recommendations to help institutions plan and manage their use of part-timers, develop fair employment policies, and invest in part-timers as valued human resources contributing to the quality of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Educational Environment, Employment Patterns
Gappa, Judith M. – 1984
The current use of part-time faculty and issues regarding this practice are addressed. Attention is directed to the demographic and employment characteristics of part-time faculty, the policies and practices that colleges follow for part-time employment, and legal and other constraints influencing the way they are used. Some institutional efforts…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Court Litigation
Gappa, Judith M. – 1996
This paper, one in a series about the priorities of the professoriate, explores several alternatives to tenure for faculty and institutions. Data for the study was drawn from a series of site visits to seven institutions during winter/spring 1995-96. Seventy-one interviews were conducted with administrators, senior faculty, and full-time…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Academic Rank (Professional), Career Development, Career Ladders
