Community College Faculty: At Work in the New Economy [Paperback]

John S. Levin, Susan T. Kater, and Richard L. Wagoner collectively argue that as community colleges organize themselves to respond to economic needs and employer demands, and as they rely more heavily upon workplace efficiencies such as part-time labor, they turn themselves into businesses or corporations and threaten their social and educational mission.Themes and Overview * From Comprehensive Community College to Nouveau College * The Scholarly Literature, the Theoretical Bases, and Research Methods * Faculty and Institutional Management and Governance * Faculty Use of Instructional Technology and Distributed Learning * Part-Time Faculty as New Economy Temporary Labor * Corporatism and Neo-Liberal Ideology: The Values and Meanings of Faculty Work * The Professional Identity of Community College Faculty

'Community College Faculty challenges the 'pseudo-professional' and 'worker bee' characterization of full- and part-time community college faculty. The authors situate a comprehensive understanding of faculty and faculty work in the community college context through which the new economy is played out, arguing that faculty identity, work, and status are bound up in institutional identity. The critical lens of the new economy raises important faculty issues, and identifies consequences of the unfolding community college academic labor market. Cross-national perspectives and narratives of exemplars enrich the scope and relevance of the text, as much as they reinforce the need to think more globally in the new economy, and make this a great resource for policy and decision makers.' - Marilyn J. Amey, Professor and Program Chair, Michigan State University

John Levin, Susan Kater, and Richard Wagoner have written a thought-provoking book on the evolution of the community college mission and the roles of faculty in response to political, economic, and market forces as well as the impact of new technologies... - George R. Boggs, President and CEl³.