RE: Teaching Community College with A Masters Degree

From: Andrew bacdayan (bacdayan@nsula.edu)
Date: Fri Mar 09 2001 - 17:21:20 CST

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    Note to the owner of tch-econ: If this is not a violation of the norms set
    for this discussion group, would you kindly broadcast this piece? Here it
    is:

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    Since we are talking about job opportunities, how about job opportunities
    for people who are just about to retire from their first job? I am in my
    early 60s and I am seriously considering retiring from where I am now
    teaching and moving on to teach somewhere outside my state for at least 5
    more years.

    Luisiana state colleges and universities opted out of the U.S. Social
    Security System and so when I accepted my current job years ago,
    contributions to my account ceased. I already put in 20 quarters and so I am
    looking for some place to supply the remaining 20.

    I have published in refereed journals and I currently hold an endowed
    professorship. My research intrests include economics of the learning
    production process, insurance economics and economic development of
    indigenous societies. If you know of an appropriate opening, kindly email me
    at Bacdayan@nsula.edu.

    Thanks.

    -----Original Message-----
    From: owner-tch-econ@elon.edu [mailto:owner-tch-econ@elon.edu]On Behalf
    Of Deborah @ fog
    Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 12:16 AM
    To: tch-econ@elon.edu
    Subject: Re: Teaching Community College with A Masters Degree

    I am tenured in economics at City College of San Francisco, and we recently
    advertised a tenure-track position. I have a master's degree myself (didn't
    finish Ph.D. program at Berkeley). Of course, it depends on the
    institution,
    but our focus here is on teaching ability and experience, especially at the
    community college level. We are looking for people who are most skilled at
    reaching the very diverse students we have here. There are not "serious
    advantages" to having a Ph.D., either to get a job here or to do the job.
    What is more useful is being a creative, committed instructor. We have
    created a few elective courses in specialized areas, but most of the
    teaching
    is meeting students' general ed. requirements in principles and intro stat
    (heavily business majors, but a nice sprinkling of econ and other majors).
    We
    have an active economics club that attracts students from a variety of
    backgrounds -- one of the rewards is that students often have a lot of
    genuine
    interest in the economy.

    Deborah Goldsmith
    Instructor, Economics
    City College of San Francisco

    John Diggelman wrote:

    > I am currently working on a PhD in economics and am seriously considering
    > a career teaching at the community college level. Is it possible to get a
    > 'tenured' type position at a CC without a PhD? Are there serious
    > advantages to havinga PhD over a Masters if you intend to wotk at a
    > Community College?
    >
    > John Diggelman



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