Open Access3: SUPPORT NEEDS OF UNIVERSITY ADJUNCT LECTURERS
Author(s) -
Ginsberg Sarah M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-4822.2011.tb00620.x
Subject(s) - adjunct , medical education , face (sociological concept) , psychology , information needs , frustration , higher education , mathematics education , computer science , medicine , sociology , political science , library science , social psychology , philosophy , linguistics , social science , law
Little is known about the support needs of the part‐time instructors on university campuses, despite the fact that they represent more than 50 percent of the instructors teaching in higher education. This study of adjunct lecturers investigated their support needs and their preferences for receiving support. Results indicated that adjuncts wanted information about their students and effective teaching methods beyond lecturing. They expressed frustration over the fact that there was no systematic approach to information sharing, particularly with the tenure‐track faculty in their programs. They evenly favored resources provided either electronically or face‐to‐face.