Elizabeth Holcombe, Adrianna Kezar (2013) In this paper, Holcombe and Kezar examine the mental models of various stakeholder groups around implementing new faculty models, based on an analysis of open-ended responses in a survey study. Categories: Delphi Project
The Public Sociology Association at George Mason University (2013) Adapted from the 2011 Back to School Survey created by the New Faculty Majority Foundation, the Public Sociology Survey has been described as the most comprehensive survey of contingent faculty working conditions to date. This survey instrument was designed to be a web-based survey. Categories: Delphi Project
Pullias Center for Higher Education (2013) This document represents a sample of reforms and practices implemented at institutions in response to the growing proportion of non-tenure-track faculty on campuses. Categories: Delphi Project
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2013) A collection of documents describing how several campuses have already initiated a dialogue about non-tenure-track faculty practices and how different groups on each campus worked together to implement changes. This collection includes: California State University, Pomona; Madison Area Technical College; Mountain College (a pseudonym, but represents an actual institution); San […]
Adrianna Kezar, Daniel Maxey (2013) This resource outlines potential changes that could be made to improve support for non-tenure-track faculty on campuses, organized in terms of those that would be less expensive to implement or would likely require the reallocation of funding or increased expenditures. It also provides a set of strategies for developing services and resources to support the […]
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2013) The summary discusses how certain conditions created by policies – or a lack of policies – influence the ability of institutions to maximize the benefits of non-tenure-track faculty contributions to student learning. Categories: Delphi Project, Student Success
Adrianna Kezar, Daniel Maxey (2013) This focus guide is designed for use by specific campus constituencies to support a better understanding of how non-tenure-track faculty are supported by programs and services on campus or included in institutional data that are collected and maintained. Categories: Delphi Project, Guides
Adrianna Kezar (2013) This occasional paper is one of a series of concept papers commissioned by the WASC Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, to inform the redesign of its accreditation process. Kezar reviews the most significant changes to faculty roles and responsibilities, starting with the wholesale change in the nature of the faculty, which has significant implications for accrediting […]
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2012) This guide is designed for use by faculty and staff at the department level who would like to examine non-tenure-track faculty practices and issues. Its question sections, discussion questions, and concluding questions guide practitioners through the process of examining non-tenure-track faculty issues in the department and help them to […]
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2012) This guide is designed for use by task forces, committees, or groups who would like to examine non-tenure-track faculty practices and issues at the campus level. Its question sections, discussion questions, and concluding questions guide practitioners through the process of examining non-tenure-track faculty issues on campus and help them […]