Effective Leadership of Online Adjunct Faculty

Autor/in	Tipple, Robert
Titel	Effective Leadership of Online Adjunct Faculty
Quelle	In: Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 13 (2010) 1, (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1556-3847
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Leadership Styles; Educational Quality; Leadership Effectiveness; Educational Technology; Adjunct Faculty; Educational Trends; Teacher Characteristics; Teacher Motivation; Internet; Virtual Classrooms; Online Courses; Guidelines; College Administration; Higher Education; College Instruction; College Environment; Technical Support; Instructional Design; Transformational Leadership; Part Time Faculty; Faculty College Relationship; Faculty Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Führungsstil; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Führungseffizienz; Unterrichtsmedien; Bildungsentwicklung; Online course; Online-Kurs; Richtlinien; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Hochschullehre; Hochschulumwelt; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf
Abstract	Post secondary education leaders and administrators are currently facing two separate but inter-related trends: the growth in online education, and the significant increase in adjunct (part-time) faculty. In order to maximize the educational quality and institutional effectiveness, education leaders must develop an approach that levers the characteristics of online adjunct faculty. The paper describes the characteristics of online adjunct faculty and their motivation for teaching, explores leadership style approaches to lever this highly motivated workforce, and offers a framework to education leaders that draws from the transformational and situational leadership styles. The framework is made up of two prongs: the effective leadership of the online adjunct faculty workforce throughout their teaching careers, and the management of online organizational systems. Educational leaders who can lead their workforce in embracing educational technologies to provide a superior learning environment for students will lead the way in education. These leaders need to be visionary, motivational and highly supportive of their workforce especially those who are in direct contact with students, the online adjunct faculty. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	State University of West Georgia. 1601 Maple Street, Honors House, Carrollton, GA 30118. Tel: 678-839-5489; Fax: 678-839-0636; e-mail: distance@westga.edu; Web site: http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10