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Parilla, Robert E. – 1989
For millions of students, two-year college education represents the last real opportunity to develop an interest in science, mathematics, or engineering and to develop the prerequisite skills for a career in these fields. Yet, two-year college students represent a largely untapped pool of scientific personnel. Two-year college science and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development, Scholarship
Shillito, Elaine M.; Wiggenhorn, Rebecca J. – 1993
Designed to provide direction for the production of instructional and non-instructional faculty portfolios, these guidelines describe the purpose and elements of portfolios and the critical steps in their development and evaluation. First, a definition is provided of a teaching portfolio, indicating that it is a collection of materials…
Descriptors: Check Lists, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Documentation
Kelly, Diana K. – 1990
This study was conducted to determine the characteristics, qualifications, frustrations, and institutional involvement of part-time faculty at community colleges. The study involved a review of the literature on trends in and statistics on part-time faculty employment; the motivations, characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, quality,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development, Full Time Faculty
Palmer, James – 1998
This paper, which focuses on community college faculty productivity, is part of a series published by the Center for Community College Policy, designed to support state and local policymakers, as well as educational leaders who are interested in policy issues related to the two-year postsecondary sector. The day-to-day interaction of faculty and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Planning
Persinger, Garnet R. – 1977
In an effort to integrate the large number of part-time faculty into their college program, instructional administrators at West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) developed a professional development program for part-time faculty. The initial literature search considered the characteristics, needs, and status of adjunct faculty,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education
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College of the Canyons, Valencia, CA. – 1993
The Associate Program for Adjunct Faculty (APAF) at the College of the Canyons (CC) in Valencia, California, includes efforts to increase instructional quality by increasing the incidence of good teaching practices among part-time instructors. As part of a project to evaluate the APAF and to determine the involvement of adjunct faculty in the…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, College Faculty, College Planning, Community Colleges