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Community College Faculty: Overlooked and Undervalued. ASHE Higher Education Report, Volume 32, Number 6
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Townsend, Barbara K.; Twombly, Susan B. – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2007
To increase understanding about community college faculty members and an appreciation of what they do, the authors of this monograph focus on five major topics. "A Profile of Community College Faculty" relies on data from the various iterations of the National Survey of Postsecondary Faculty and other sources to paint a demographic profile of…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Community Colleges, Job Satisfaction, Profiles
Faculty Role in Clarifying the Mission.
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Townsend, Barbara K. – Community College Review, 1984
Stresses the importance of community college faculty support for institutional purposes, missions, and directions, and the interrelationship of the issues of institutional identity and faculty support. Finds a strong college identity essential in competing for private donations, government funds, and students. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Role, Community Colleges, Faculty College Relationship
The Role of the Professoriate in Influencing Future Community College Leadership.
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Townsend, Barbara K. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1996
Suggests that faculty in community college administration programs have a significant influence over future college leaders since they determine who is admitted and the curriculum that is taught. Argues that the diversity of faculty should match that of students and describes the need for curricula geared toward women and minorities. (17…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Diversity (Institutional), Educational Needs, Graduate Study