A FRAMEWORK FOR USE OF ADJUNCT FACULTY IN TEACHING SCHOOLS

2018 Issues in Information Systems  
Adjunct faculty have the potential to contribute significantly to a school's mission in sharing their professional experience and experiential education, and to enhance the partnership with the business community. They complement full-time faculty who may focus on their scholarship in meeting scholarly academic qualifications of the faculty resources. Adjuncts seem to have more practical knowledge and teaching schools seem to have students who are attending for "practical" experiential based
more » ... cation. Many business schools, particularly in more urban areas, are heavily dependent on business community professionals as adjunct faculty resources. The faculty research, particularly in small colleges, may focus more on pedagogical, disciplined based and applied scholarship. Business schools deliberately hire practitioners to teach specific courses and highly value their contributions. However, accreditation bodies such as AACSB International have made it clear how and when adjuncts should be deployed in business schools. How can business schools in general effectively use adjunct faculty?
doi:10.48009/4_iis_2018_77-86 fatcat:wrfgtos4nrerflwewnxfm4hnby