To clarify: part-time instructors vs full time instructors (regardless of tenure/tenure track [we have no tenure; one is either full time or part time... i.e., adjunct]).
And no, I'm not implying anything for I have no empirical basis to do so.. that's what I'm trying to find. Thus, I'm interested in student outcomes as well as the impact on full time teachers. Paul brought some good points in his post relative to this. ----- Original Message ----- From: "G. Marc Turner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 11:25 AM Subject: Re: adjunct faculty > At 08:32 AM 10/4/2001 -0500, Jean Edwards wrote: > >committee that there is no evidence in the literature suggesting that > >adjunct faculty are any less competent and successful than full time > >instructors, and this is why I'm > >writing to all of you. Does anyone out there in Tipsterville know of any > >research comparing the teaching competence, success, etc., of adjunct to > >full time faculty? If so, please forward references to me. > > Just to make sure I'm clear on this... you're looking for research > comparing the outcomes of courses taught by adjuncts versus the outcomes > for courses taught by full-time faculty... by full time I assume you mean > tenure and/or tenure track. Or, is your question aimed more at full-time > versus part-time teachers? Here we have some adjuncts that are part-time, > but we also have some adjuncts that teach full-time. Of course, an adjunct > hired to teach full time does not save the university in terms of > insurance, benefits, etc... which is why I think you are really asking > about full-time versus part-time faculty. > > Another issue is probably how long the adjunct has been teaching. My belief > (though I don't have any references on hand to back this up) is that the > more experience someone has teaching, the better they will be at it. So, an > adjunct who has been teaching for 10 years would probably do better than > the tenure-track faculty member, straight out of grad school, that is > teaching for the very first time. > > Anyway, I don't have any references on hand, but I just thought I'd ask for > a little clarification on the tenure vs adjunct or full vs part time. > > - Marc > > PS- I'm also assuming that you are NOT trying to imply that adjuncts > (and/or part-timers) are less competent at teaching than others. I have a > feeling that IF this was your implication you have just opened a rather > touchy subject for all the adjuncts (and/or part-timers) on the list... > myself included. > > G. Marc Turner, MEd, Net+ > Lecturer & Head of Computer Operations > Department of Psychology > Southwest Texas State University > San Marcos, TX 78666 > phone: (512)245-2526 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
