TYCA Research and Resources

TYCA has developed the following documents which may be of interest to Two-Year College English Educators:

 

Reports and Working Papers

In Fall of 2019, the Two-Year College English Association distributed a 39-question survey to two-year college English faculty through professional listservs, regional distribution lists, and social media platforms. The TYCA Workload Issues Committee received 1,062 responses to questions about workload in the areas of teaching, service, and professional development. The reports and working papers below report on the results of the survey.

 

The Profession of Teaching English in the Two-Year College: Findings from the 2019 TYCA Workload Survey (December 2020)

 

• TYCA Working Paper #1: Two-Year College English Faculty Teaching Workload (2020)
• TYCA Working Paper #2: Two-Year College English Faculty Teaching  Adjustments Related to Workload (2020)
• TYCA Working Paper #3: Workload Management Strategies for Teaching English at Two-Year Colleges (2020)
• TYCA Working Paper #4: Two-Year College English Faculty Service Workload (2020)
• TYCA Working Paper #5: Two-Year College English Faculty Professional Development Workload (2020)
• TYCA Working Paper #6: Two-Year College English Faculty Workload: Making the Labor of Assessment Visible (2020)
• TYCA Working Paper #7: Making the Emotional Labor of Open-Access Teaching Visible (2020)
• TYCA Working Paper #8: Making the Material Realities of Two-Year College English Labor Visible (2020)

 

Position Statements and Guidelines

• TYCA Guidelines for Preparing Teachers of English in the Two-Year College (2016)
• TYCA Executive Committee Statement on Concurrent Enrollment (2012)
• Characteristics of a Highly Effective Two-Year College English Instructor (2012)
• Research and Scholarship in the Two-Year College (2010)
• Position Statement on Two-Year College Writing Centers (2006)

 

White Papers

• TYCA White Paper on Placement Reform (2016)
• TYCA White Paper on Developmental Education Reforms (2014)