Developing effective part-time teachers in higher education : new approaches to professional development / / Edited by Fran Beaton and Amanda Gilbert

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910808783103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, c2013
• ISBN: 1-136-19489-4; 0-203-08495-0; 1-283-84378-1; 1-136-19490-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Collana: Staff and educational development series
• Altri autori (Persone): BeatonFran; GilbertAmanda
• Disciplina: 378.1/2
• Soggetti: College teachers, Part-time; College teaching
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 INHIGHER EDUCATION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES; SECTION I CONTEXT: AN OVERVIEW OF THE NATURE AND MOTIVATION OFPART-TIME TEACHERS; 2 SUPPORTING PART-TIME AND OTHER TEACHING STAFF: WHO ARETHEY AND WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT?; 3 DETERMINING THE SUPPORT NEEDS OF CASUAL ACADEMIC STAFF ATTHE FRONTLINE; SECTION II POLICY AND PRACTICE; FIRST PART: DEVELOPING POLICY AND PRACTICE TO SUPPORTPART-TIME TEACHERS4 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 SUPPORTPART-TIME TEACHERS; 5 WHAT MAKES A REALLY GOOD SUPPORT PROGRAMME FORPART-TIME LECTURERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION?; 6 STUDENTS WHO TEACH: DEVELOPING SCHOLARLY ; TUTORS; 7 HOW DO WE KNOW IT WORKS? DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING APROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR PART-TIME TEACHERS; THIRD PART: FOCUS ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF PART-TIME TEACHERS; 8 WELCOME ON BOARD: DESIGNING SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS TOMEET THE REAL NEEDS OF NEW PART-TIME LECTURERS9 TUTORING ONLINE: PRACTICES AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OFPART-TIME/CASUAL STAFF; 10 ALL TAKE AND NO GIVE? RESPONDING TO THE SUPPORT ANDDEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF WOMEN IN CASUAL ACADEMIC ROLES; SECTION III IMPLICATIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS; 11 BUILDING SUSTAINABLE FRAMEWORKS FOR THE ENGAGEMENTAND DEVELOPMENT OF CASUAL TEACHING STAFF: AN AUSTRALIANPERSPECTIVE; 12 ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP: STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING EFFECTIVETEAMS OF ALL STAFF; 13 FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONSINDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 necessarily offered the same level of support or recognition as full-time lecturers. This book, drawing on the voices of part-time teachers and the expertise of those who support them, considers whole-institution strategies to promote individual and collective professional development.Utilising real