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- Part-Time Faculty: Who? What? How? 1
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- Courtney Adkins, Ph.D. Assistant Director Center for Community College Student Engagement Misha Turner, Ph.D. Associate Director Center for Community College Student Engagement 2
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- Keys to Student Success: Strengthening the Role of Part- time Faculty in Community Colleges rview 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 3
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- 4 Part-time faculty teach approximately 58% of U.S. community college classesand 53% of community college students. JBL, 2008
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- Why are so many instructors named Staff? - Student 5
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- Part-time faculty: Who are they? CCFSSE ItemRole Part-time, n=30,248 Full-time, n= 35,142 What is your faculty rank? Other9%2% Lecturer5%1% Instructor73%40% Assistant Professor 3%15% Associate Professor 4%16% Professor7%26% 6 CCFSSE, 2009-2013
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- Part-time faculty: Who are they? How many years of teaching experience do you have? Four or fewer years 37%13% Five to nine years 26%22% 10 to 29 years 33%55% 30 years or more 6%10% 7 CCFSSE ItemStatus Part-time, n=30,594 Full-time, n=35,142 CCFSSE, 2009-2013
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- Why I Teach 8
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- 9 Those adjuncts
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- 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 Masters degree or higher 10 Profile of a Developmental Education Faculty Member CCFSSE, 2009-2013
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- Discussion Question How is your college preparing part-time faculty to teach these important courses? 11
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- Instructors Academy Coastal Carolina Community College (NC) Goal: Strengthen colleges focus on engaging teaching and learning strategies 12
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- 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-track or accelerated learning course 13 CCFSSE, 2011-2013
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- 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? 14
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- Involving Part-Time Faculty in Course Design Bristol Community College (MA) Goal: Increase first-year student success in all gateway courses 15
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- 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% Ive referred students to college tutoring services or I require students to participate in college tutoring. Yes Part-time 50% and Full-time - 57% 16 CCFSSE, 2009-2013
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- 17 Strengthening the Role
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- Discussion Question How does your college ensure part-time faculty are aware of support services for students? 18
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- 19 Strengthening the Role
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- 20 Strengthening the Role
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- 21 Strengthening the Role
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- 22 Strengthening the Role
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- 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? 23
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- Discussion Question What is your advice to colleges? 24
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- 25 Advice to colleges
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- Faculty Engagement What Can We Do? 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
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- 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.
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- A Focus on Student Success 28
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- Students! 29 What Matters Most?
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- Contingent Commitments Web Tools 30 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 Contingent Commitments Web Tools