Developing effective part-time teachers in higher education : new approaches to professional development / edited by Fran Beaton and Amanda Gilbert. - xx, 212 pages ; 24 cm. - Staff and educational development series . - Staff and educational development series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the expansion of part-time teaching in higher education and its consequences / Context: an overview of the nature and motivation of part-time teachers -- Supporting part-time and other teaching staff: who are they and why are they important? / Determining the support needs of casual academic staff at the frontline / Policy and practice -- Policy and practice to support part-time teachers at scale: the experience of the UK's Open University / What makes a really good support programme for part-time lecturers in higher education? / Students who teach: developing scholarly tutors / How do we know it works? Developing and evaluating a professional development programme for part-time teachers / Welcome on board: designing support interventions to meet the real needs of new part-time lecturers / Tutoring online: practices and developmental needs of part-time/casual staff / All take and no give? Responding to the support and development needs of women in casual academic roles / Implications and future directions -- Building sustainable frameworks for the engagement and development of casual teaching staff: an Australian perspective / Academic leadership: strategies for building effective teams of all staff / Future directions in professional development: implications for individuals and organisations / Amanda Gilbert -- Bland Tomkinson -- Bruce D'Arcy -- Anne Gaskell -- Anne Lee -- Kathryn Sutherland -- Patricia Kelly -- Louise Wilson -- Neal Sumner -- Karen Starr -- Jennifer Gilmore -- Shan Wareing -- Fran Beaton. 1. Section I. 2. 3. Section II. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Section III. 11. 12. 13.

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College teachers, Part-time.

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