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Desna L. Wallin
Associate Professor
Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy
Adult Education Program

Education
Ed.D. in Post-secondary Curriculum and Instruction, Illinois State University

Contact Information
The University of Georgia
Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy
850 College Station Road
River’s Crossing, Room 417
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: (706) 583-8098
Fax: (706) 542-4024
dwallin@uga.edu

Research Interests

Leadership and Professional Development in community and technical colleges.

Courses Typically Taught

  • EADU 8610 Trends and Issues in Adult Education – Community and Technical Colleges
  • EADU 8200 Theory and Practice of Educational Change
  • EADU 6000 Special Problems in Adult Education- Leadership
  • ERSH 6200 Methods of Research in Education

Selected Publications

Books

wallinbook Wallin, D.L. (2005). (Ed.).Adjunct faculty in community colleges: Recruiting, supporting, and retaining great teachers.Bolton, MA: Anker Press.
bookcover Wallin, D.L. (2007). The CEO contract: Guidelines for presidents and boards. (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Community College Press.

Wallin, D.L., & Ryan, J.R.(1994).Essentialism: Common sense quality improvement.Washington, DC: Community College Press.

Chapters

Wallin, D.L. (1997).The community college curriculum.In A. I. Morey, & M. K. Kitano (Eds.), Multicultural course transformation in higher education (pp. 229-241).Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Refereed Journal Articles

Wallin, D.L. (2006). Short-term leadership development: Meeting a need for emerging community college leaders. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 30(7), 513-528.

Wallin, D.L. & Smith, C.L. (2005).Faculty professional development in community and technical colleges.Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 28, 87-108.

Wallin, D.L. (2004).Valuing professional colleagues: Adjunct faculty in community and technical colleges.Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 28 373-391.

Wallin, D.L. (2004). The Leadership Promise. Community College Journal, 74(4), 22-25.

Wallin, D.L. (2003). Motivation and faculty development: A three-state study of presidential perception of faculty professional development needs.Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 27, 317-336.

Wallin, D.L. (2002).Faculty professional development: Building a world of learners. Community College Journal, 72(8), 32-35.

Wallin, D.L. (2002). Professional development for presidents: A study of community and technical college presidents in three states.Community College Review, 30(2), 27-41.

Major Grants and Contracts that are in process

Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education – Professional Development for mid-level administrators in Georgia’s technical colleges

 
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