This study determined the specific inservice faculty development needs of part-time instructors as perceived by the part-time instructors and their supervisors at three selected community colleges in Florida. It also provided insights and basic information to be used by the administrations of community colleges, as well as other institutions of higher education, to plan and effectively implement formalized, collegewide programs of faculty development for part-time instructors. / The study confirmed previous studies and showed that the responding part-time faculty represented nearly every facet of educational experiences. They were nearly equally male and female and had every level of education from the high school diploma to the doctorate. Their teaching experiences ranged from 1 to 80 terms, being at their present institutions from 1 to 22 years. The part-timers showed an interest in participating in many development activities, although they were nearly equally split on their willingness to attend with or without pay. / The study also showed part-timers and department heads being significantly similar in their perception of part-timers' needs. Both the part-time faculty and their supervisors perceived the top inservice needs to be in the areas of instruction, learning, student motivation, and understanding community college philosophy. / However, the evidence indicated a statistical significance in four of six categories of need. In each of the four categories, the supervisors indicated a significantly higher level of need for the activities than the level indicated by part-timers. The amount of education of part-time faculty was the only variable which produced a significant difference in the perception of the part-time faculty of their instructional development needs. Neither sex nor terms of teaching experience nor any combination produced a significant difference. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-07, Section: A, page: 1657. / Major Professor: Allan Tucker. / Thesis (Ed.D.)--The Florida State University, 1988.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77809 |
| Contributors | Roark, Derrie Boyce., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 144 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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