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Ridley, D. Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In the last thirty years, there has been a significant increase in the number of adjunct faculty delivering postsecondary education at community colleges (Jacoby, 2006). Multiple studies have evaluated the impact of part-time faculty on student learning outcomes, but findings have varied. This action research study utilized a phenomenological…
Descriptors: Mentors, Community Colleges, Action Research, Personnel Selection
Weisman, Iris M.; Vaughn, George B. – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2007
This research brief presents results of George B. Vaughan and Iris Weisman's 2006 Career and Lifestyle Survey (CLS) of community college presidents. Data from four previous CLS studies, conducted in 1984, 1991, 1996, and 2001, are included to indicate trends over time (Vaughan, 1986; Vaughan, Mellander, & Blois, 1994; Vaughan & Weisman, 1998;…
Descriptors: Mentors, Advisory Committees, Community Colleges, Governing Boards
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Guendoo, Leon M. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2008
Those with online PhD's stand a better chance of being hired by a community college than by other colleges or universities when seeking a faculty position. In a 2007 study, administrators of some of the largest community colleges in the United States indicated that they were receptive to hiring applicants with online doctorates for teaching…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Doctoral Degrees, Educational Attainment