Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 116-124 , March 2010

Adjunct Faculty Development: Reported Needs and Innovative Solutions

  • MaryAnn O. Forbes, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. Forbes: Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY.
    • ,
  • Mary T. Hickey, EdD, WHNP-C

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
    • ,
  • Jane White, PhD, APRN, BC

      Affiliations

    • Vera E. Bender Professor of Nursing and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, School of Nursing, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

References 

  1. Allen L. The nursing shortage continues as faculty shortage grows. Nursing Economics. 2008;26:35–39
  2. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) . Nursing Faculty Shortage Fact Sheet, September. Retrieved July 24, 2008, from http://aacn.nche.edu/Media/factsheets/nursingfacultyshortage.htm2006;
  3. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) . Special survey of AACN membership on vacant faculty positions for academic year 2007–2008, June 2007. 2007;Washington, DC
  4. Allison-Jones L, Hirt J. Comparing the teaching effectiveness of part-time and full-time clinical nurse faculty. Nursing Education Perspectives. 2004;25:238–244
  5. Baldwin KM, Walker C, Evans E. Increasing nursing faculty in rural Texas through online education. Journal of Nursing Education. 2004;43:555–557
  6. Biddle BJ. Developments in role theory. Annual Review of Sociology. 1986;12:67–92
  7. Cash P, Tate B. Creating a community of scholars: Using a community development approach to foster schools with nursing faculty. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 2008;5:article 6. Retrieved July 24, 2008, from http://www.bepress.com/ijnes/vol5/iss1/art6
  8. Creech C. Are we moving toward an expanded role for part-time faculty?. Nurse Educator. 2008;33:31–34
  9. Duffy N, Stuart G, Smith S. Assuring the success of part-time faculty. Nurse Educator. 2008;33:53–54
  10. Finn T, Kin J, Thornburn J. The educational needs of part time clinical facilitators. Contemporary Nurse. 2000;9:132–139
  11. Fagan-Wilen R, Springer DW, Ambrosino B, White BW. The support of adjunct faculty, an academic imperative. Social Work Education. 2006;25:39–51
  12. Gazza E, Shellenbarger T. Successful enculturation: Strategies for retaining newly hired nursing faculty. Nurse Educator. 2005;30:251–254
  13. Gerhart AL. Adjunct and temporary faculty—advantageous or detrimental.. Phi Kappa Phi Forum. 2004;84:21–22
  14. Goffman E. The presentation of self in everyday life. Garden City: Doubleday; 1959;
  15. Gormley DK. Factors affecting job satisfaction in nurse faculty: A meta-analysis. Journal of Nursing Education. 2003;22:174–178
  16. Hessler K, Richie H. Recruitment and retention of novice faculty. Journal of Nursing Education. 2006;45:15–154
  17. Howard B, Hintz S. Adjunct faculty orientation and mentoring: Developing and retaining the best. In: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, Austin Texas, may 26-29, 2002. 2002;retrieved from EBSCOhost
  18. Howland L, Sullivan-Bolyai S, Bova C, Klar R, Harper D, Schilling L. The research advisory committee: An effective forum for developing a research dynamic environment. Journal of Professional Nursing. 2008;34:241–245
  19. Jackson, N. V. (1996). A survey of part time faculty in baccalaureate schools of nursing and their learning needs. Unpublished dissertation, Columbia University Teachers College.
  20. Krautscheid L, Kaakinen J, Warner JR. Clinical faculty development: Using simulation to demonstrate and practice clinical teaching. Journal of Nursing Education. 2008;47:431–435
  21. Mead GH. Mind, self and society. Chicago University: Chicago Press; 1934;
  22. Peters MA, Boylston M. Mentoring adjunct faculty: Innovative solutions. Nurse Educator. 2006;31:61–64
  23. Pierangeli L. Developing a clinical teaching handbook and reference manual for part-time clinical faculty. Nurse Educator. 2006;31:183–185
  24. Raff BS, Arnold J. Faculty development: An approach to scholarship. Nurse Educator. 2001;26:159–161
  25. Records K, Emerson RJ. Mentoring for research skill development. Journal of Nursing Education. 2003;42:553–557
  26. Schneider JM. Employing adjunct faculty from a HR perspective. Phi Kappa Phi Forum. 2004;84:18–19
  27. Sonner BS. “A” is for adjunct: Examining grade inflation in higher education. Journal of Education for Business. 2000;76:5–8
  28. Stemler S. An overview of content analysis. Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation. 2001;7:Retrieved July 11, 2007, from http://www.pareonline.net
  29. Stull A, Lantz C. An innovative model for nursing scholarship. Journal of Nursing Education. 2005;44:493–497
  30. Thorpe K, Kallischek RG. A collegial mentoring model for nurse educators. Nursing Education. 2003;44:493–497
  31. Weber RP. Basic content analysis. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage; 1990;
  32. Zeigler C, Reiff M. Adjunct mentoring, a vital responsibility in a changing educational climate. Mentoring & Tutoring. 2006;14:247–269

PII: S8755-7223(09)00120-3

doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2009.08.001

Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 116-124 , March 2010

Article Tools