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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 8110: Adult Education for Community Development
- EADU 8640: Continuing Education for Professionals
- EADU 8200: Theory and Practice of Educational Change
Selected Publications
Books
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Wallin, D.L. (2005). (Ed.).Adjunct faculty in community colleges: Recruiting, supporting, and retaining great teachers.Bolton, MA: Anker Press. |
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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 (2008) The transfer function in American community colleges: Evolving to meet constituent needs. In Madeleine King, John Widdowson, Richard Brown (Eds.), Higher education and colleges: A comparison between England and the USA. London: Council for Industry and Higher Education.
Wallin, D. L. (2007) Part-time faculty and professional development. In R. L. Wagoner (Ed.), New directions for community colleges: The current landscape and changing perspectives of part-time faculty. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Wallin, D. L. (2007). Ethical leadership: The role of the president. In D. M. Hellmich (Ed.), Ethical leadership in the community college: Bridging theory and daily practice (pp. 61-76). Bolton, MA: Anker
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.
Journal Articles
Wallin, D. L. (2009) Change agents: Fast-paced environment creates new leadership demands. Community College Journal, 79(6).
Wallin, D. L. (2007). Part-time faculty and professional development. In R. l. Wagoner
(Ed.), The current landscape and changing perspectives of part-time faculty. New
directions for community colleges, 140, 67-74.
Wallin, D. L., & Johnson, B. (2007). Post-presidency pathways. Community College Journal, 77(4), 23-26.
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 |