Adjunct Employment Preference: Who Wants to Be Full-Time Faculty?     

Molly C. Ott  Lindsey K. Dippold 《Community College Journal of Research & Practice》2018,42(3):190-203

Recent research suggests at least half of community college faculty who are teaching part-time would rather have a full-time appointment (Cashwell, 2009; Kramer, Gloeckner, & Jacoby, 2014). Little is known, however, about what distinguishes those voluntarily teaching part-time from those preferring a full-time faculty position. This inquiry draws from person-job fit theory to investigate adjunct faculty members’ abilities and qualifications, as well as their needs from the job itself (Edwards, 1994). Participants were 1,245 adjunct faculty teaching in 10 community colleges during the spring 2016 term. Two thirds of the participants were at least somewhat interested in becoming full-time faculty at a postsecondary institution, with 47% expressing strong, immediate interest in such a position. An ordered logistic regression model indicated that several dimensions of qualifications, job experiences, and socio-demographics predicted employment preference. Part-time faculty with higher levels of recent teaching experience in the community college setting were more likely to express a strong desire for a full-time position, as were adjuncts who utilized more job-related resources. Those who viewed the recognition and rewards given for adjunct job performance as adequate tended to be content in a part-time role. In terms of demographic characteristics, involuntarily part-time faculty were more likely to indicate economic need and self-identify as African American or Hispanic. The findings illustrate how careful attention to the distinctive backgrounds, experiences, and attitudes of part-time faculty subgroups may help college and university administrators more intentionally design policies and programs to better meet the needs of their increasingly diverse constituents.  相似文献   

Asking and answering the right questions collecting useful and relevant data     

Ingrid Guerra 《Performance Improvement》2003,42(10):24-28

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Young people’s experiences of parental involvement in youth sport     

Åse Strandbu  Kari Stefansen  Ingrid Smette  Morten Renslo Sandvik 《Sport, Education and Society》2019,24(1):66-77

Recently parental involvement in youth sport has intensified, challenging the understanding of youth sports as an arena where adolescents can develop their identity and autonomy. On this background, our study explores how adolescents understand and negotiate their parents’ involvement in sport and how they define ideal and undesirable forms of parental involvement. Our empirical setting is Norway, and we draw on data from 16 focus group interviews among 13–14-year-olds (n?=?92) recruited from two lower secondary schools. The analysis shows that young people distinguish between different aspects of the sport activity when defining ideal and undesirable forms of parental involvement. When discussing sport as a healthy activity necessary for physical and social development, the young people interviewed approve of parents’ role in regulating and encouraging participation. When considering the athletic aspects and peer sociability, however, they see parental involvement as mostly undesirable. The analysis also shows that the adolescents generally describe their parents as attentive to the boundaries their children draw for them about levels and types of involvement. Therefore, young people should be seen not only as subjected to parental involvement but also as active co-constructors of valid parental roles in and beyond the sporting arena.  相似文献   

The Performance Improvement Journey     

Ingrid Guerra‐Lpez 《Performance Improvement Quarterly》2016,29(3):197-200

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A Performance Vantage Point     

Ingrid Guerra‐Lpez 《Performance Improvement Quarterly》2014,27(1):3-4

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Managing the Performance System     

Ingrid Guerra‐Lpez 《Performance Improvement Quarterly》2014,26(4):3-4

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Evaluation as a Vital Generator of Performance Evidence … and Value     

Ingrid Guerra‐Lpez 《Performance Improvement Quarterly》2014,27(3):3-5

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