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Reichard, Gary W. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2003
Although the continuity of faculty is an important factor in sustaining an institution's general education program, if the measure is attainment of learning outcomes, qualitative considerations, and not a faculty member's employment status, are more important in determining who should teach such courses. This author argues that relatively junior,…
Descriptors: Nontenured Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, College Faculty, Teacher Effectiveness
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1987
The purpose of a study conducted by the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges (CCCs) was to examine current policies and practices regarding the use of part-time faculty in the CCCs, faculty characteristics, implications for instructional quality, and policy options. The study involved a review of existing literature; data…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Quality, Faculty College Relationship
Douglas, Joel M., Ed. – 1986
Collective bargaining in higher education and a few other fields is examined in 21 papers from a 1986 conference of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions. After an introduction by Joel M. Douglas, the academic collective bargaining system is reexamined in four papers. Additional papers…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Court Litigation