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Using Survey Data For Strategic Decision Making, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness
Using Survey Data For Strategic Decision Making, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness
Strategic Planning Forums
This panel discussion covers the results of the Public Perception Study, the Chancellor's Survey, and the Best Places to Work Survey.
The Tenure Decision: A Readers Theater On Constructivism, Brent Wilson, Stevem Smith
The Tenure Decision: A Readers Theater On Constructivism, Brent Wilson, Stevem Smith
Brent Wilson
This script, which portrays a discussion by a five-person committee about whether to grant tenure to faculty member, is a vehicle for discussing the meanings of scholarship and standards, the nature of truth and realism, and the constructivist view of learning. The argument about the quality of the faculty member's scholarship leads into a consideration of whether she is being judged by white male standards. The discussion evolves into a consideration of realist philosophy, the meaning of truth, and the prevalence of a dialogical coherence philosophy. The construction of meaning is explored briefly before the characters adjourn to consider the …