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Hard Times Signal Challenges For Faculty Developers, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Fideler Elizabeth Jan 1992

Hard Times Signal Challenges For Faculty Developers, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Fideler Elizabeth

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

No abstract provided.


State-Wide Faculty Development Conference Promotes Vitality, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Katherine H. Price Jan 1990

State-Wide Faculty Development Conference Promotes Vitality, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Katherine H. Price

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

No abstract provided.


Relations Between Work And Life Away From Work Among University Faculty, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Janet P. Near Feb 1989

Relations Between Work And Life Away From Work Among University Faculty, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Janet P. Near

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

As one aspect of a study on faculty career development, relations between work and life away from work were explored for one hundred and twelve faculty. Analyses focused on the degree to which experiences and/or feelings associated with work directly colored or "spilled over" to life outside of work and vice versa. Differences by gender and rank also were examined.


Satisfactions And Concerns Of New University Faculty, Mary Deane Sorcinelli Jan 1988

Satisfactions And Concerns Of New University Faculty, Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

No abstract provided.


Teaching Academic Career Paths: Implications For Faculty Development, Mary Deane Sorcinelli Jan 1986

Teaching Academic Career Paths: Implications For Faculty Development, Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

No abstract provided.


Work And Life Away From Work: Predictors Of Faculty Satisfaction, Mary Deane Sorcinelli Jan 1986

Work And Life Away From Work: Predictors Of Faculty Satisfaction, Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

As one aspect of a study on faculty career development, relationships between work and life away from work were explored for 112 faculty members. The sample, from one department in the humanities and one in the natural sciences and from two professional schools, was stratified by academic rank and sex. The study employed in-depth interviews followed by questionnaires. Results of regression analyses indicated that both aspects of work and life outside of work were related to work satisfaction; likewise, work as well as nonwork conditions were associated with satisfaction in life away from work. Second, work and aspects of life …


Faculty Careers: Satisfactions And Discontents, Mary Deane Sorcinelli Jan 1985

Faculty Careers: Satisfactions And Discontents, Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

No abstract provided.


An Approach To Colleague Evaluation Of Classroom Instruction, Mary Deane Sorcinelli Jan 1984

An Approach To Colleague Evaluation Of Classroom Instruction, Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Academic institutions across the country are becoming increasingly interested in involving colleagues in the assessment of classroom teaching. This article will assist instructional developers who consult with faculty members and their departments in an effort to improve and evaluate teaching performance. It briefly reviews the literature on colleague evaluation of classroom teaching, discusses the issues developers should consider when assisting in the design of colleague visitation programs, and suggests guidelines for instituting such programs.


Faculty Development In Nursing Education: A Teaching Consultation Service, Mary Deane Sorcinelli Apr 1982

Faculty Development In Nursing Education: A Teaching Consultation Service, Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

No abstract provided.


Effect Of A Teaching Consultation Process Upon Personal Development In Faculty, Mary Deane Sorcinelli Jan 1982

Effect Of A Teaching Consultation Process Upon Personal Development In Faculty, Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

The purpose of this exploratory study was to answer two primary questions: (1) Does the teaching consultation process promote personal growth of instructors as well as change in teaching skills?; (2) In what ways do instructors experience personal growth in their teaching lives as a result of this process?


Faculty Development In A Labor Studies Credit Program, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Gino Sorcinelli Jan 1981

Faculty Development In A Labor Studies Credit Program, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Gino Sorcinelli

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

The term "faculty development" has been defined by Jerry G. Gaff as "enhancing the talents, expanding the interests, improving the competence and otherwise facilitating the professional and personal growth of faculty, particularly in their role as instructor." Indeed, faculty development programs in the 1970s have shifted from traditional practices of professional renewal, such as faculty exchanges and research and travel grants, to a new focus on the individual faculty member and the issues he or she confronts as teacher. The attempt to assist faculty members in improving the quality of teaching and learning at Indiana University Northwest, an urban, commuter …