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The Impact Of Faculty Development On Community College Adjunct Faculty
… to their size and location. Recruiting qualified faculty is one challenge due to the small number of local residents, and the salary and isolation of a rural college makes it difficult to attract instructors from other areas. Retention is a concern, and high turnover due to academic loneliness or …
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Understanding Burnout and Promoting Engagement Among Adjunct Faculty in Community Colleges
… explored the phenomenon of job burnout among adjunct faculty at two suburban Illinois community colleges. The Maslach Burnout Inventory – Educators’ Survey (MBI-ES) was administered to adjuncts at both colleges to determine overall levels of burnout for the three dimensions of burnout – …
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Program Director Support For Adjunct Faculty In The Promotion Of Student Success
<p>There is a need for adjunct faculty in community colleges to be supported by administration at the program director level or by those that have experience socializing new adjunct faculty into their departments, to ensure the promotion of student success in the classroom. This qualitative …
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The Relationship Between Adjunct Faculty Staffing and College Student Retention and Graduation
<p>The rise of non-tenure track, part-time faculty, referred to as adjuncts, has brought a significant shift to the academic workforce. The count of part-time faculty on campuses has followed an upward trend for the last few decades and now part-time faculty form half of the total faculty …
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The Relationship between Person-Environment Fit and Employment Outcomes in Part-Time Adjunct Faculty
… have increased their reliance on part-time adjunct faculty members for the purposes of decreasing costs and increasing flexibility. Concerns about adjuncts’ job performance and attitudinal outcomes have arisen as unintended consequences of this strategy. This study aimed to explore the …
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Adjunct faculty sensemaking in the context of a student success initiative at a community college
… it is important to determine how part-time faculty are conceptualizing change and implementing it in their practice. They comprise the majority of the teaching staff at these schools, so they are a vital component to ensuring comprehensive change. I undertook an embedded case study to …
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A study of the adjunct faculty experiences in the creation of a teacher work sample
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On the Lower Levels of the Ivory Tower: What Color Collars do Adjunct Faculty Wear?
<p>Institutional reliance on tenure-line faculty reached a historic low after the Great Recession in 2009, remaining at approximately a third of all faculty through 2022. Postsecondary institutions have steadily increased their reliance on full-time adjunct faculty over the last two decades. …
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Professor Who? A Phenomenological Exploration of Working Professionals Who Feel Called to Teach as Adjunct Faculty
… those who feel called to teach make out of their adjunct teaching experience in higher education. In addition to understanding more about how these individuals describe their call to teach, the study explores how adjunct faculty characterize the relationship between personal identity, calling, and …
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How community college adjunct faculty members teaching communication courses understand diversity as it relates to their teaching
… Midwestern Community College (MCC) communication adjunct faculty members’ descriptions of techniques used to prepare for a diverse student population. This research was conducted in order to gain a better understanding of how adjunct faculty members teaching communications courses at MCC …
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The Perceived Results of Feedback and Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness on Adjunct Faculty Professional Development and Growth
<p>Problem</p> <p>While full-time faculty at any institution of higher learning undergo an established system of evaluation of teaching effectiveness, adjunct faculty members' experience varies greatly from institution to institution. There is little in the relevant academic literature about an …
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A qualitative embedded single-case study exploring how adjunct faculty create a community of inquiry experience in online graduate programs.
… education institutions continuously rely on adjunct faculty members (Guthrie et al., 2019). A subset of adjuncts who primarily teach online report challenges with student motivation and engagement (Bolliger & Martin, 2018). Additionally, adjunct faculty members are often working professionals …
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How adjunct faculty's professional work experience affects the community college learning environment
Part-time and adjunct faculty have been present in community colleges since its inauguration as a higher education institution. Both groups provide financial savings, flexibility in staffing, and have made significant contributions to community colleges on a variety of levels. Adjuncts tend to be …
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A cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study of orientation delivery method and orientation length and perceived confidence in skill acquisition with clinical adjunct faculty in nursing education
… shortage, coupled with increasing reliance on adjunct faculty, has created a critical need to examine how clinical adjunct nursing faculty are prepared for their teaching roles. Adjunct faculty play an essential role in educating future nurses, yet their orientation and professional development …
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The Professionalization and Socialization of Adjunct Instructors in a Southern California Community College
… the professionalization and socialization of adjunct faculty into the culture of a community college campus in Southern California. Because adjunct faculty are the majority faculty at most colleges, it is vital to orient and support them for maximum effectiveness. A review of literature …
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Burnout and Work Fatigue in Contingent Faculty During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… shift to remote learning had a major impact on faculty and students in higher education institutions (HEIs). As a result of the pandemic, many stakeholders in HEIs have experienced burnout and work fatigue, specifically, contingent/adjunct faculty. Contingent/adjunct faculty comprise a majority …
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Professional Development Activities And Job Satisfaction Among Communi
… professional development activities and the adjuncts' level of job satisfaction. Data was gathered from previous and current professional development activities at Valencia Community College in Orlando, Florida. Research in the area of professional development activities for adjunct faculty …
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Academic Disciplinary Differences In The Perceived Value Of The Community Of Practice Model
… a gap in professional development for adjunct faculty was identified. To ensure that students’ are best supported in the online classroom, ensuring that faculty are provided with training around pedagogical and instructional skills aligned with the University mission is essential. The …
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