Rural Appalachian community college English part-time faculty: A look at roles and relationships
Abstract
Community colleges have played an important role in post-secondary education, especially in the rural Appalachian region. Historically, community colleges have employed an overwhelming majority of part-time faculty. This study investigated the perceptions of the professional roles and relationships of the English part-time faculty at rural Appalachian community colleges, and included the department and the rural Appalachian community. The findings identified multiple roles of part-time faculty as teacher, advisor / mentor, institutional insider, community player, income provider and Appalachian citizen. Within the English departments at the colleges involved in this study, retired public school teachers filled a unique set of these roles. Keywords: part-time faculty; adjunct faculty; community colleges; rural; community; Appalachia; English / Literature; roles; relationships
Degree
Ph.D.
Advisors
Meis-Knupfer, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Community college education|Higher Education Administration|Language
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