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Building Community Among Distance Learning Graduate Students, Erin Meyer
Building Community Among Distance Learning Graduate Students, Erin Meyer
Leadership Education Capstones
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Preparing University Adjunct Faculty To Teach, Dejuanna M. Parker, Leo T. Mcauley Brown, Barbara D. Holmes
Preparing University Adjunct Faculty To Teach, Dejuanna M. Parker, Leo T. Mcauley Brown, Barbara D. Holmes
Education Doctorate Faculty Works
Colleges and universities employ adjunct faculty to fill personnel needs not met when availability of full time faculty is insufficient; as such, academic leaders should find ways to ensure the success of this vitally important faculty group. This qualitative research inquiry studied adjunct faculty perceptions regarding factors deemed necessary to acquire and hone pedagogical competence in university settings. Using a phenomenological approach, the research team studied how eight college and university adjunct faculty, both pre-service and in-service, perceived teaching preparation. Deliberate Practice Theory undergirded this inquiry. Three themes emerged from the study: preparation to teach, teaching content, and institutional support. …