Date of Award
January 2015
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Educational Studies
First Advisor
Anne M Knupfer
Committee Member 1
John E. Hill
Committee Member 2
Marilyn A. Hirth
Committee Member 3
William D. McInerney
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.
Recommended Citation
Robinson, Ruby, "RURAL APPALACHIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENGLISH PART-TIME FACULTY: A LOOK AT ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS" (2015). Open Access Dissertations. 1203.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1203