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Coping With Resistance To Faculty Development, Jim L. Turner, Robert Boice

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Suggestion of a Model for Conceptualizing Resistance

Examples of Resistance to Faculty Development

Coping with Resistance

What Resistance Says About Needed Interventions

How to Cope with the Aversive Properties of Resistance

What Resistance Can Tell You About Yourself

Discussion

References

Notes

Social Commitment: A Vision For Higher Education, Sheryl Riechmann Hruska

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Social Context

Higher Education and a Social Purpose

The How and Why of Education

Importance of Context

Social Consciousness

The Hidden Curriculum

Implications for Action

Faculty Development Facilitators

Administrators

Conclusion

References

Notes

Getting Development Underway Through Faculty Involvement, Dean Hustuft

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Committee Input

Publicizing the Event

Learning Awareness Day

Additional Activities

Final Observations

Academic Department Chair Training: The Why And The How Of It, Ann F. Lucas

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Academic Chairs Are Not Trained For Their Leadership Role

Necessary Ingredients For Academic Chair Training

Sequence of Steps Necessary For Effective Academic Chair Training

Advantages of the Proposed Model

Appendix

References

Notes

Using Interviews In Development Programs For Beginning Teachers, Lawrence T. Mcgill, James M. Shaeffer

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Advantage of the Beginning Teacher

The Case for the Interview

The Interview in the Context of an Experience-Based Development Program

Introducing Interviews Into Teacher Development Programs

Some Notes on the Mechanics of the Interviews

Sample Interview Schedule

References

Part I: Reflections

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

In virtually all theories of cognitive development, the higher levels include a capacity to engage in some form of metacognition, the ability to think about thinking, to reflect on actions, to come to some understanding of the reasons for being and doing. From these reflections come learning and further development.

Cidr: A Small Service Firm Within A Research University, Jody D. Nyquist

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Basic Assumptions Underlying CIDR's Instructional Development Program

Must Help Faculty

Goals of the Center For Instructional Development and Research

CIDR as a Small Service Firm

Meeting the Needs of Clients

Creating the Service Encounter -- CIDR Staff and Instructors

Establishing High Visibility

Monitoring Client Satisfaction

CIDR's Instructional Improvement Model

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

How To Prevent Students, Linc. Fisch

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

I was relaxed, comfortable, waiting a few moments more until the anesthesia wore completely off. A bit of casual conversation by the dentist might be appropriate, perhaps even expected, after the crown was seated and cemented.

Peripheral Programming: An Approach To Faculty Development, Andy Farquharson

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Original Role of the Learning and Teaching Centre

Initiatives

Types of Program Activities

Developing Legitimacy

Results

Future Directions and Challenges

The Target/Legitimation Model

Faculty Development Needs Model

Diffusion of Innovation

In Summary

References

Notes

Part Iii: Practice

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Although it is exhilirating to flex our mental muscles in reflection and conceptualization, the real work of the profession must go on day by day. The papers in this section of the volume attack the business of development head on in a wide range of practical situations faced by all of us repeatedly.

Using Qualitative Methods To Generate Data For Instructional Development, Donald H. Wulff, Jody D. Nyquist

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Defining Qualitative Methods

Generating Useful Data

Classroom Complexity

Context

Participant Perspectives

Specific Case

Applying Qualitative Methods to a Typical Case

A Case Study

Summary

References

Notes

When Funds Won't Stretch: Faculty And Organizational Development Projects For Miniscule Budgets, Susanne W. Whitcomb

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

A. How can we provide an intellectually stimulating environment for the faculty when we can't afford to bring in big-name speakers?

B. How can department faculty provide their own feedback and inservice training without a formally designated development person?

C. How can department funds be conserved and effectively utilized?

D. How can we get input for the continuous revitalization of curriculum and also meet the community's needs for our graduates as "state of the art" professionals?

E. What are ways in which a University on a miniscule budget can facilitate faculty and staff development?

F. How can we encourage a …

Membership Of The Faculty Senate, 1986-1987, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate Membership Lists

No abstract provided.

Community Education: Processes And Programs, Theodore J. Kowalski

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

"Community education is on the threshold of a major breakthrough. It has captured the imagination of both educational and lay leaders throughout the U.S."

Although these words are an appropriate description of community education today, they were written by V. M. Kerensky 14 years ago. An idea that never took hold to the degree its advocates predicted, community education, nevertheless, refuses to die. Over the past two or three years, the interest of educationalleaders has been stimulated once again by this proposal for expanding the mission and decision-making processes of public schools. In 49 of the 50 states (Hawaii being …

1986-88 Budget Recommended General Fund Support, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Proposed budgets for 1986-87 and 1987-88 with Governor's Higher Education Budget Proposal and formula funding chart.

Ua21 Wku Affirmative Action Plan Volume Vii, Wku Office Of Equal Opportunity / 504 / Ada Compliance

WKU Archives Records

This volume contains the Report to the President for 1985-86, and the workforce analyses, availability rates, goals and timetables for the 1986-87 academic year by department units. The goals and timetables include the ultimate goals for 1987, the last year of the five-year plan.

Ua12/8 Newsletter, Wku Police

WKU Archives Records

WKU Police departmental newsletters for 1986.

Teacher Education And The Politics Of Engagement: The Case For Democratic Schooling, Henry A. Giroux, Peter Mclaren

Education Faculty Articles and Research

Henry A. Giroux and Peter McLaren argue that many of the recently recommended public school reforms either sidestep or abandon the principles underlying education for a democratic citizenry developed by John Dewey and others in the early part of this century. Yet, Giroux and McLaren believe that this historical precedent suggests a way of reconceptualizing teaching and public schooling which revives the values of democratic citizenship and social justice. They demonstrate that teachers, as "transformative intellectuals," can reclaim space in schools for the exercise of critical citizenship via an ethical and political discourse that recasts, in emancipatory terms, the relationships …

A Study Of The Attitudes Of Michigan School Board Presidents Toward Superintendents' Political And Policy Leadership In Third And Fourth Class School Districts, Jon Bradley Johnson

Dissertations

The question of whether the school board or the superintendent really governs public schools continues to appear in the literature. An issue related to this question is the amount of political and policy leadership exercised by superintendents.

The purpose of this study was to make a beginning inquiry into current expectations for superintendent political and policy leadership by school board presidents.

Five hypotheses were identified involving variables of political and policy leadership, intraboard cohesion, and size of the district.

The research included requesting data from school board presidents of 513 third and fourth class school districts in Michigan. Eventually 396 …

A Survey And Analysis Of The Beginning Teacher Program In Florida And Its Relationship To Effective Education, Joanne Mullins Olson

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This study was conducted to determine whether there were significant factors contributing to a teacher's ability to perform effectively in the classroom. An approximate 5% stratified random sample was selected from 9,401 possible subjects in Florida's Beginning Teacher Program between 1982 and 1985. A comparison of descriptive and reportive data was performed for teachers who completed and teachers who did not complete the program.

Statistical measures included the use of contingency tables, chi-square statistic, frequency distributions and t-tests. Results suggested that a teacher's possibility of successfully completing Florida's Beginning Teacher Program was influenced by the participant's age, grade point average, …

An Investigation Of Career Development By Community College And University Women : Importance Of Contributors To Advancement Into Higher Education Administration, Lynda A. Kuyper

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Surveys of women in higher education administrative positions that identified factors which may contribute to career development have been conducted. However, the literature revealed little information regarding the importance placed on those factors by women in higher education administrative positions. The purpose of this study was to determine the importance of selected contributors to career development of women in higher education administration. Data were gathered by a mailed questionnaire to a sample of women administrators employed in Florida state supported community colleges and universities. The 343 useable returned questionnaires represented a 65.5% response rate and 51.3% of the total population. …

Administrative Behaviors Which Positively Affect Teacher Commitment To Principals, E. Paul Furchert

All Master's Theses

Most leadership theories specify the result of desired leader behavior, not the behaviors that lead to desired outcomes. behaviors behaviors results Ten schools were surveyed to of high school principals and to teacher commitment indicated teachers with to the high examine specific to relate those principal. commitment The were involved in participatory decision-making, received more recognition, were encouraged to try new ideas, and received positive comments about their work.

Factors Contributing To The Successful Completion Of The Haitian Baccalaureat (Part I) And Their Administrative Implications, Serge E. Vernet

Dissertations

The Haitian baccalaureat is a difficult centralized state examination. Every year the percentage of students who pass this examination varies from 20 to 30 percent. There was a need for systematic research of the predominant factors which determine success in the Haitian baccalaureat.

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not selected factors were related to success in the baccalaureat. Three hundred and sixteen graduates in the baccalaureat for the 1984-85 school year, 150 Rhetorique Teachers, and forty principals served as subjects in this study. The data came from the official records of the National Department of …

An Experimental Cost Index Model For The Analysis Of Service Cost Differentials Of Iowa School Districts, Dean W. Meier

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of the study was to construct a service cost index (SCI) for a sample of Iowa school districts and to use the SCI to examine the relationship school district size has to efficiency of educational services delivery. The SCI was based upon the computation of the cost of delivering a fixed market basket of services to a typical student in each of 44 randomly selected Iowa high schools. The Minimum Curriculum Requirements and Standards for Approved Schools, as outlined in the Code of Iowa, comprised the market basket of services. Instruction, administration, support, and transportation cost components comprised …

Ua66/10/2 Newsletter, Wku Mathematics

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Mathematics department.

Ua66/8/3 Annual Report, Wku Geography & Geology

WKU Archives Records

Annual report created by and about WKU Geography & Geology for the school year 1985-1986.

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Commencement program listing graduates.

Ua3/7/7 Scrapbook File, Wku President - Alexander

WKU Archives Records

Clippings regarding WKU during January 1986.

Student Characteristics Affecting Student Attitudes To The Evaluation Of Instructors, John P. Callahan

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Declining enrollments and continuing tuition increases are having major impact on all universities. It is a commonly accepted fact that the quality of a university can be directly related to the quality of its faculty. With this assumption in mind, a university must then determine the best method for evaluating the teaching effectiveness of its faculty members. The study is an examination of certain student characteristics that might affect the attitudes of students when evaluating instructors. Seven individual student characteristics (sex, age, academic level, major, nationality, teaching preference and leadership experience) were examined to determine if there was any relationship …

Retention Characteristics And Policy As Suggested By California School Administrators And Teachers, William Bryan Howell

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Problem. There has been no definite conclusions in the literature as to the benefit or harm of retaining students in grade. With the California Legislative Mandate of SB 813, school districts are now required to have policies in effect for the promotion or nonpromotion of students. This study reviewed retention characteristics currently used in retention policy, those mentioned in literature, and the perceptions of administrators and teachers as to the value of these characteristics in retention. A model retention policy was developed from the study. Purpose. The purpose of the study was to determine if there were differences between teachers …