Enhanced Multi-Faceted Teaching Methods: Phase III- Adjunct Faculty

Abstract

This paper is the third in a series conducting research on teaching methods and technologies at Adelphi University School of Business. First, (Phase I) the methods and instrument were developed. Second, data from full time faculty was collected and analyzed (Phase II). Third, (Phase III) data has been collected concerning the extent of use and perceived value of use of various technologies from part-time faculty which we analyzed and compared to the results from the full-time faculty. The issues of part-time faculty attitudes toward technology and their use of technology to support teaching are important to the academic mission and emphasized under AACSB standards for business schools. In the environment studied, part-time faculty perceptions of the levels of use and their opinions of the value of use of various technologies were virtually indistinguishable from those of full-time faculty.  Neither departmental affiliation nor teaching experience was a significant factor in explaining the responses of part-time faculty.  The authors conclude that the part-time faculty cadre studied is highly socialized and consistent with the full-time faculty on the dimensions studied.