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Part-Time Faculty: Who? What? How?

Part-Time Faculty: Who? What? How?. Courtney Adkins, Ph.D. Assistant Director Center for Community College Student Engagement Misha Turner, Ph.D. Associate Director Center for Community College Student Engagement.

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Part-Time Faculty: Who? What? How?

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  1. Part-Time Faculty: Who? What? How?

  2. Courtney Adkins, Ph.D. Assistant Director Center for Community College Student Engagement Misha Turner, Ph.D. Associate Director Center for Community College Student Engagement

  3. Keys to Student Success: Strengthening the Role of Part-time Faculty in Community Collegesrview • Funded by MetLife Foundation • College Visits Focus groups with part- and full-time faculty Interviews with presidents • Center Data Analyses • College Vignettes • Web Resources • Special Report

  4. Part-time faculty teach approximately 58% of U.S. community college classes…and 53% of community college students. JBL, 2008

  5. Why are so many instructors named “Staff?” - Student

  6. Part-time faculty: Who are they? CCFSSE, 2009-2013

  7. Part-time faculty: Who are they? CCFSSE, 2009-2013

  8. Why I Teach…

  9. “Those adjuncts”

  10. Profile of a Developmental Education Faculty Member Those who teach only dev. ed are more likely to have… • Part-time employment 76% • A position of instructor 73% • Fewer years of teaching experience 66% fewer than 10 years Less likely… • Tenure-track position • Master’s degree or higher CCFSSE, 2009-2013

  11. Discussion Question How is your college preparing part-time faculty to teach these important courses?

  12. Instructors’ Academy – Coastal Carolina Community College (NC) Goal: Strengthen college’s focus on engaging teaching and learning strategies

  13. PT faculty participation in high-impact practices Part-time faculty are less likely than full-time faculty to report • Teaching in an organized learning community • Participating in a student success course • Being involved with a fast-trackor acceleratedlearning course CCFSSE, 2011-2013

  14. Discussion Question How, if at all, are part-time faculty at your college encouraged to participate in and use high-impact educational practices and other effective teaching strategies?

  15. Involving Part-Time Faculty in Course Design – Bristol Community College (MA) Goal: Increase first-year student success in all gateway courses

  16. Faculty referrals to academic and support services How often do you refer students to academic advising/planning services? Rarely/Never • Part-time – 25% and Full-time - 14% I’ve referred students to college tutoring services or I require students to participate in college tutoring. Yes • Part-time – 50% and Full-time - 57% CCFSSE, 2009-2013

  17. Strengthening the Role…

  18. Discussion Question How does your college ensure part-time faculty are aware of support services for students?

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  23. Discussion Questions What do you already know (or need to know) about the experience of part-time faculty at your college? Consistent hiring processes? Part-time faculty orientation? Mandatory? Availability of office space or designated work space and access to instructional materials? Professional development opportunities & expectations? Opportunities to meet with colleagues?

  24. Discussion Question What is your advice to colleges?

  25. Advice to colleges

  26. - Express high expectations and provide high support. • Conduct campus conversations about policy and practice related to part-time faculty. Involve part-time faculty in the discussions. • Create an integrated pathway for part-time faculty: hiring, orientation, professional development, evaluation, incentives, integration into college community and student success agenda Faculty Engagement – What Can We Do?

  27. - Design pathways to full-time employment. - Recognize part-time faculty in monetary ways, when possible, and in non-monetary ways as well. - Keep the focus on student success and effective educational practice. Faculty Engagement – What Can We Do?

  28. A Focus on Student Success…

  29. What Matters Most? Students!

  30. Contingent Commitments Web Tools Contingent Commitments Web Tools http://www.ccsse.org/center/initiatives/ptf/special/ Tools and Resources: Campus Discussion Guide Conducting Focus Groups Notes from the Literature Methodology Additional Resources – Delphi Project, Achieving the Dream and others Faculty Video Clips

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