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?
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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