The Invisible Faculty: Improving the Status of Part-Timers in Higher Education
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JUDITH M. GAPPA is vice-president for human relations and professor of educational administration at Purdue University. DAVID W. LESLIE is professor of education at Florida State University and former president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education.
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1. Confronting Myths and Realities About Part-Time Faculty Members
Part One: The Current Environment for Part-Time Faculty
2. Who Are the Part-Time Faculty?
3. Employment Profiles of Part-Timers
4. External Forces Affecting Part-Time Employment
5. Money and the Use of Part-Time Faculty
6. When and Why Institutions Employ Part-Timers
7. Employment Policies and Practices
8. Participation in the Academic Community
Part Two: Enhancing Education Through the Use of Part-Time Faculty
9. Recognizing the Changing Context of Academic Employment
10. Using Part-Timers to Achieve Educational Objectives
11. Developing Fair Employment Policies and Practices
12. Investing in Human Resources
13. From Invisible to Valued: Creating a New Reality for Part-Time Faculty
Resources: A. Site Institutions B. Questionnaires Used in Campus Interviews
Part One: The Current Environment for Part-Time Faculty
2. Who Are the Part-Time Faculty?
3. Employment Profiles of Part-Timers
4. External Forces Affecting Part-Time Employment
5. Money and the Use of Part-Time Faculty
6. When and Why Institutions Employ Part-Timers
7. Employment Policies and Practices
8. Participation in the Academic Community
Part Two: Enhancing Education Through the Use of Part-Time Faculty
9. Recognizing the Changing Context of Academic Employment
10. Using Part-Timers to Achieve Educational Objectives
11. Developing Fair Employment Policies and Practices
12. Investing in Human Resources
13. From Invisible to Valued: Creating a New Reality for Part-Time Faculty
Resources: A. Site Institutions B. Questionnaires Used in Campus Interviews
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"This book presents a stunning portrayal of the complexities of part-time faculty and their working conditions, and an exemplary set of practical but universally applicable recommAndations for change. The conclusions and recommAndations are so clear and compelling that one can only wonder how we permitted current conditions to develop." --Ellen Earle Chaffee, vice chancellor for academic affairs, North Dakota University System
