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Direct linkHill, Randy James – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this quantitative, multiple regression study was to examine the relationship between 10 adjunct instructor characteristics and organizational commitment and job satisfaction. Part-time instructors who taught for the institution during the 2012-2013 academic year completed an electronic survey with questions from three valid and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Motivation
Peer reviewedHoyt, Jeff E. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2012
Satisfaction with the quality of students, autonomy, faculty support, honorarium, and preference for teaching were significant predictors of adjunct faculty loyalty. With the exception of autonomy, these factors along with a heavy teaching load, collaborative research with full-time faculty, and satisfaction with teaching schedule were predictive…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, Job Satisfaction, Teaching Load
Adamowicz, Catherine – Academe, 2007
The 2006 report from Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings's Commission on the Future of Higher Education, "Test of Leadership: Charting the Future of U. S. Higher Education", made recommendations that most parttime faculty cannot follow. The report "urge[s] postsecondary institutions to make a commitment to embrace new pedagogies, curricula,…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Community Colleges, Teaching Load, Governance
Lei, Simon A. – Education, 2007
Variation in teaching techniques was examined among instructors based on their status (full-time vs. part-time) and educational level (doctorate vs. nondoctorate). To facilitate this study, a survey instrument was developed and distributed to 400 randomly selected faculty members employed at the two largest institutions, Community Colleges X and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Distance Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique), College Faculty
Scheutz, Pam – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2002
Explores differences between instructional practices of full- and part-time faculty using results of a survey of more than 1,500 community college instructors. Reports that discrepancies emerged regarding time spent in various classroom practices, availability of faculty to students outside class, and faculty connections with colleagues and the…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Download full textBruening, Thomas H.; Scanlon, Dennis C.; Hodes, Carol; Dhital, Purandhar; Shao, Xiaorong; Liu, Shih-Tsen – 2001
A study was conducted to describe the characteristics of teacher educators in career and technical education (CTE) programs, including the following: demographics; professional development activities; and methods, models, and approaches currently used within teacher preparation programs. Study respondents included 359 teacher educators from…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Blacks, College Faculty, Computer Uses in Education
