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My name is Brian Levasseur. I have been active
in higher education since about 1982, first
as a student, then as a facilitator. I have
taught at Southern New Hampshire University
and Northern Essex Community College located
in Haverhill, Massachusetts. I earned my
Ed.D. in 2005 from the University of Sarasota,
Sarasota Florida which is now a part of Argosy
University.
I decided to pursue a degree in educational
leadership with a concentration in higher
education, because I enjoy teaching at the
higher education level. I like to think of
myself as a facilitator, not as a teacher.
I try to make the learning process as painless
as possible for adults that have a desire
to continue their education, while providing
them with the tools they need to be successful
in the business world. Unlike some in higher
education that want to limit the number of
college degrees awarded to adults, I believe
everyone can learn and deserves an education
- if they want an education.
This page is for other facilitators that
feel they are fighting a losing battle. Horror Stories
I have conducted research in the area of
the attitudes of part-time faculty. I am
currently considering conducting further
research on faculty that have a desire to
teach full-time. Part of my research revealed
that approximately 60% of part-time faculty
would be willing to teach full-time if they
were offered the opportunity to do so. Most
institutions of higher learning require a
doctorate to teach full-time. In my study,
only about 18% of the part-time faculty hold
a doctorate.
The National Center of Education Statistics
(NCES) conducted a nationwide study of part-time
faculty in 1998-99 (NSOPF:99)¹, and
it was revealed that approximately 85% of
part-time faculty are satisfied with their
teaching positions. This is a rather high
percentage considering the many stories of
exploitation of part-time faculty members.
However, it has also been revealed that the
greatest level of dissatisfaction is among
part-time faculty that desire full-time positions².
A Profile of Part-Time Faculty: Fall 1998
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²Leslie, D. W. (1998). Part-time, adjunct,
and temporary faculty: The new majority?
Report of
the Sloan Conference on Part-time and Adjunct
Faculty, Arlington, VA.
Education makes a people easy to lead, but
difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible
to enslave.
- Lord Brougham Speech, Jan. 1828, to the
House of Commons
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We will never have true civilization until
we have learned to recognize the rights of
others.
- Will Rogers
Please visit my good friend Gabi Clayton's
site. I can understand the pain, the thoughts
of suicide, but could never understand the
concept of hate. Her son committed suicide
at the age of 17. All because of hate. Why
do we learn to hate?
To learn more about human sexuality and the
research of Alfred Kinsey visit The Kinsey Institute
Also, feel free to visit my friend Brian McNaught's web site.
I am a great fan of Johnny Cash. Even though
he suffered throughout his life with drug
abuse, he never forgot the common man. He
loved music and recorded until the day he
died.
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Visit my Johnny Cash Page
Dr. Levasseur is available to speak to your
group about his experience with business,
unions, monopolies, corporate greed and radical
(or not so radical) ideas on how to retain
employees. His research revealed interesting
concepts on attitudes of part-time faculty
and recommendations on how to retain faculty.
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