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Part‐time faculty and professional development: Notes from the field
Author(s) -
Wallin Desna L.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.306
Subject(s) - professional development , workforce , faculty development , quality (philosophy) , community college , field (mathematics) , public relations , medical education , pedagogy , psychology , political science , sociology , medicine , epistemology , pure mathematics , law , philosophy , mathematics
As community colleges become dependent on a contingent workforce, the recruitment, retention, and motivation of quality part‐time faculty become an institutional priority. This chapter presents an overview of the practices of three exemplary colleges in providing innovative professional development for part‐time faculty.