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Developing Effective Part-time Teachers in Higher Education : New Approaches to Professional Development.

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Part-time teachers have become an increasing part of the workforce in universities throughout the world. They work in a sector undergoing enormous change and debate about the purposes of the university for individuals, societies and economies. As part-time employees, however, they are not necessaril...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Beaton, Fran
Other Authors: Gilbert, Amanda
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Series:SEDA Series.
Subjects:
College teachers, Part-time.
College teaching.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • LIST OF FIGURES
  • LIST OF TABLES
  • NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS
  • FOREWORD BY TONY BRAND
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE
  • 1 INTRODUCTION: THE EXPANSION OF PART-TIME TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
  • SECTION I CONTEXT: AN OVERVIEW OF THE NATURE AND MOTIVATION OF PART-TIME TEACHERS
  • 2 SUPPORTING PART-TIME AND OTHER TEACHING STAFF: WHO ARE THEY AND WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT?
  • 3 DETERMINING THE SUPPORT NEEDS OF CASUAL ACADEMIC STAFF AT THE FRONTLINE
  • SECTION II POLICY AND PRACTICE
  • FIRST PART: DEVELOPING POLICY AND PRACTICE TO SUPPORT PART-TIME TEACHERS
  • 4 POLICY AND PRACTICE TO SUPPORT PART-TIME TEACHERS AT SCALE: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE UK'S OPEN UNIVERSITY
  • SECOND PART: DEVELOPING PART-TIME PROGRAMMES TO SUPPORT PART-TIME TEACHERS
  • 5 WHAT MAKES A REALLY GOOD SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR PART-TIME LECTURERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION?
  • 6 STUDENTS WHO TEACH: DEVELOPING SCHOLARLY TUTORS
  • 7 HOW DO WE KNOW IT WORKS? DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR PART-TIME TEACHERS
  • THIRD PART: FOCUS ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF PART-TIME TEACHERS
  • 8 WELCOME ON BOARD: DESIGNING SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS TO MEET THE REAL NEEDS OF NEW PART-TIME LECTURERS
  • 9 TUTORING ONLINE: PRACTICES AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF PART-TIME/CASUAL STAFF
  • 10 ALL TAKE AND NO GIVE? RESPONDING TO THE SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF WOMEN IN CASUAL ACADEMIC ROLES
  • SECTION III IMPLICATIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
  • 11 BUILDING SUSTAINABLE FRAMEWORKS FOR THE ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF CASUAL TEACHING STAFF: AN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE
  • 12 ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP: STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING EFFECTIVE TEAMS OF ALL STAFF
  • 13 FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS
  • INDEX.

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