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Faculty Development That Transforms The Undergraduate Experience At A Research University, Kathleen S. Smith

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Rethinking the undergraduate experience at research universities is a necessary goal for the new millennium according to the Boyer Commission on Educating Undergraduates (1998). Faculty development efforts provide a starting place for a transformation of the traditional teaching-learning model. This essay describes the faculty development support structure included in a FIPSE sponsored program to promote learning by inquiry. The Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO) at the University of Georgia meshes teaching and research so that undergraduate students become participants in the strengths of a research university by becoming part of a community of learners.

The Case For Sophisticated Course Syllabi, Michael J. Strada

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Just as the last thing a fish would notice is water, academics tend to overlook the value of a comprehensive course syllabus. It seems too prosaic for some instructors to take seriously. Despite operating largely in obscurity, a nascent body of literature appreciative of the syllabus’ latent potential is emerging. The distinguishing features of model syllabi are traced here, and their respective benefits analyzed. First and foremost, good syllabi enhance student learning by improving the way courses are taught. But the potential of syllabi can also be tapped by using them more prominently in the faculty evaluation process. Much slower …

The Role Of A Teaching Center In Curricular Reform, Constance Ewing Cook

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Instructional consultants can play a crucial role in curricular reform. They gather evaluation and assessment data about the current curriculum so that faculty decisions about improvements are based on empirical evidence. They organize and facilitate meetings and retreats at which faculty make curricular decisions, and they provide pedagogical expertise and resources to help with course design and enhancement. They also provide ongoing data for formative evaluation of the new curriculum. Examples from the University of Michigan’s Center for Research on Learning and Teaching illustrate instructional consultants’ contributions to the curricular reform process.

Technology And The Culture Of Teaching And Learning, Sean Courtney

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Faculty development professionals in postsecondary institutions face many challenges helping faculty adapt to the new forms of information technology. Chief among them is understanding how technology is forcing us to rethink current classroom practices. To aid this effort, this essay identifies and analyzes six key dimensions of traditional cultures of teaching and learning and attempts to show how technology, particularly computer-mediated forms, is transforming their meaning and potential impact.

Developing New Faculty: An Evolving Program, Gloria Pierce

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This essay describes the evolution of a program for the development of new faculty at a public teaching university. The year-long process of orienting the newest professors to the campus and assisting them with their scholarship and teaching results in additional (albeit unplanned and unexpected) benefits, such as professional renewal of senior faculty who serve as advisors and enhanced functioning of the university itself. Vital to the program’s success is the productive involvement of key campus constituencies and responsiveness to feedback.

Publish, Don't Perish: A Program To Help Scholars Flourish, Tara Gray, Jane Birch

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Faculty often believe that if they do not publish, they will perish. Faculty developers can respond to this need by helping faculty increase their scholarly productivity. Research shows that faculty are more productive if they write for 15-30 minutes daily, organize their writing around key sentences, and get extensive feedback on drafts. This article evaluates a program hosted on two campuses that aimed at supporting 115 faculty achieve these goals. Throughout the program, participants kept records of time they spent writing and the number of pages they wrote and at the end of the program, they were surveyed. These data …

Designing Teaching Portfolios Based On A Formal Model Of The Scholarship Of Teaching, Carolin Kreber

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Many universities now encourage, and some even require, faculty to submit a teaching portfolio as part of their tenure application package. How to evaluate these portfolios, however, remains an unresolved issue, particularly if the task is to make a judgment about whether what is demonstrated in the portfolio reflects engagement in the scholarship of teaching. The thesis of this chapter is that judgments regarding the validity and truthfulness of a teaching portfolio can be made by assessing the extent to which the author has attended to an agreed-upon process of knowledge construction and validation in teaching. A model of the …

Strengthening Collegiality To Enhance Teaching, Research, And Scholarly Practice: An Untapped Resource For Faculty Development, Gerlese S. Åkerlind, Kathleen M. Quinlan

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Collegiality lies at the intersection of various aspects of academic practice, including teaching as well as research. As such, assisting junior faculty in learning to build their collegial networks becomes a powerful point of intervention for faculty developers, even for those who focus on teaching development. Data from interviews with faculty engaged in both teaching and research, plus our experiences in conducting a series of career building initiatives are analyzed to identify junior faculty perceptions of the role of collegiality and barriers to establishing collegial ties. Two main barriers are identified: 1) knowing that collegiality and networking is important, and …

Faculty Quality Of Life, Sally S. Atkins, Kathleen T. Brinko, Jeffrey A. Butts, Charles S. Claxton, Glenda T. Hubbard

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

An interdisciplinary research team conducted a formal assessment of campus culture and faculty quality of life at Appalachian State University. Interviews with a stratified random sample of full-time, tenure-track faculty revealed five themes: 1) the importance of human relationships, 2) the deep commitment of faculty to student learning, 3)general satisfaction with academic life, 4) the personal sacrifice of faculty members for their work, and 5) perceptions of incongruence between institutional rhetoric and action. Recommendations are offered for readers to apply to their own universities to help faculty, staff, students, and administrators work together toward becoming an institution that is a …

Getting Administrative Support For Your Project, Joan K. Middendorf

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

For faculry development professionals to succeed with projects, we need the help of key administrators. More than anyone else, they can link our efforts to campus priorities, help us understand the decision-making system, and facilitate our efforts. This essay describes six steps for gaining and maintaining administrative support for projects. The steps entail 1) knowing administrator needs, 2) identifying likely supporters, 3) maintaining good working relationships, 4) involving the sponsors, 5) evaluating the sponsors’ commitment, and 6) recognizing the support of sponsors. Collaboration with administrators and application of the stages is illustrated with a case study of Indiana University’s Freshman …

Bibliography, Volume 19 (2001)

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Bibliography to volume 19 (2001) of To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development.

Inclusion No More, Kathy Adams

Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education

Observations made in fourth grade classrooms in a neighborhood urban school after the implementation of the Ohio Proficiency test (OPT) demonstrated the loss of one schools exemplary inclusion models. In addition, identified special education students may have been harmed and there was the possibility that the misplacement of some students occurred. Literature warns of the possibility that high stakes tests, like the OPT may increase the number of identified special education students.

Masalah Salah Laku Pelajar Di Dua Buah Sekolah Menengah Agama Di Kelantan, Sahak Fadzil

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study was conducted to investigate the types of disciplinary problems among students in two religious secondary schools: Sekolah Menengah Ugama (Arab) Taqaddum Ma'arif Pasir Tumbuh, Kota Bharu, Kelantan [SMU(A) and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (Agama) Melor, Padang Raja, Kota Bharu, Kelantan [SMK(A)]. The study also examined factors causing student indiscipline in the two schools. The third objective or the study was to identify strategies to curb student indiscipline in both schools. The researcher uses a questionnaire, record reference and observation in this study respondent involved for the questionnaire are 60 students from SMU(A) and 60 students from SMK(A) and 10 …

Kolej Islam Malaya : Analisis Sejarah Penubuhan Dan Pentadbiran Awal, 1955-1965, Abdul Talib Hamid

Student Works (2000-2009)

Generally, the establishment of educational institutions serves the fundamental goal of fulfilling societal aspirations in terms of social, religious, economic, and political developments. The founding of Muslim College. of Malaya is not exceptional from achieving that goal. The purpose of this study was to unravel the efforts of many individuals and organization, especially within the socio-political context of the 1950's, in establishing and building a premier Muslim college, which served to be the epitome of the higher learning for Muslim youths in Malaya as well as in the Southeast Asian Region. The main focus of this study was on the …

Kepemimpinan Transformasional Dan Pelaksanaan Inovasi Kurikulum Di Sekolah Menengah Daerah Kota Setar, Kedah, Asri Mansor

Student Works (2000-2009)

The purpose of the research is to look into the relationship between the principal's transformational leadership with the implementation of curriculum innovation in secondary school in the district of Kota Setar, Kedah. This research was held in two schools, the effective and the non-effective school. The data for this research is compile by using a set of questionnaire from 80 respondents, which are teachers selected at random from the two schools. The principal's transformational leadership was determined by using the Principal Transformational Leadership questionnaire whereas the Implementation of Curriculum Innovation questionnaire was used to measure the curriculum innovation implemented in …

An Approach To Networking In Irish Primary Schools, Donal A. O'Connor

Theses

In this Thesis, I hope to develop an approach to networking in the Irish Primary school which will provide practical as well as theoretical advice to Primary Teachers. In the pages that follow, I will detail a general outline of the principles of computer networking and detail models appropriate to the primary school.

At the outset, I wish to acknowledge that there are as many solutions to the primary school’s networking requirements as there are individual schools. This document is intended as a general set of guidelines for the average Primary school in this country. By this, I mean schools …

Peranan Pengetua Sebagai Pemimpin-Pemimpin Pengajaran Dan Pemimpin Pentadbiran : Persepsi Guru-Guru Di Sebuah Sekolah Menengah Di Daerah Kota Setar, Kedah, Abd Razak Wahid

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study aims to look at and identify the role of the principal as a instructional and administration leader through a few behavioural domain based on teachers' perceptions. This study also aims to see whether there are differences in the perceptions of teachers towards the role of principal as the instructional and administration leader based on a few independent variants. The PIMRS and ABQ questionaires which have been altered comprising 65 items based on the four-point rate scale were used in this study. 70 teachers in one secondary school in the district of Kota Setar were used as the research's …

Stres Dan Cara Menangani Di Kalangan Pengetua Dan Guru Besar Sekolah-Sekolah Di Bahagian Miri-Bintulu, Alias Ngah

Student Works (2000-2009)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the intensity of stress and the dominant stressor among principals and headmasters from various school in Miri-Bintulu Division. The main objective of this study is to identify the common strategies used by principals and headmasters to overcome stress and determine whether there are significant differences in the level of stress among the principals and headmasters based on demographic factors like sex, location of school and duration in service as principal or headmaster. A total of 30 principals and 40 headmasters were selected to participant in this study. The Administrative Stress Index (ASI) …

Stail Kepemimpinan Pengetua Mengikut Persepsi Guru-Guru Di Sekolah Menengah Daerah Kota Setar, Kedah, Abd. Nasir Ahmad

Student Works (2000-2009)

The purpose of this study was to look at the perceptions of teachers regarding the most dominant leadership styles practised by their principal. The leadership styles specified are based on the House 1 s Path Goal Theory which focuses on the supporting, directing, participation and achievement oriented dimensions. This study also aims to see whether there are differences in the perceptions of teachers towards the principal I s leadership styles based on gender, academic achievement, position, age, and teaching experience. The LBDQ questionnaire which has been altered and has 40 items based on the five-point @cert scale was used in …

Aid Administration Of Bilateral, Multilateral And Non-Government Organisations In The Primary Education Sector: A Comparative Case Study Analysis Of Zambia, Patrick Nkhoma

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This is a study of the administration of aid by bilateral, multilateral and non-government organisations in Zambia during the period 1990 to 2000. The particular purpose of this study is to compare the aid programs administered by the above organisations to the primary education sector using a case study approach. The study critically analyses how the performance of these organisation is or is not influenced by setting clear objectives, by elaborating planning processes and implementation arrangements. The study uses a matrix table developed through a NUD*IST retrieval reports generated from the data collected from each organisation’s documentation and in-depth interviews …

Assessment As A Scholarship Of Teaching, Judith K. Litterst, Paula Tompkins

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article examines the position of academic institutions on the need for continued commitment to assessment and at the same time deals with strong faculty sentiment on the subject. The article proposes to re-conceptualize assessment activity as a scholarly process whose products make a contribution to the broader conversation about teaching and learning in higher education. In making a case for this rightful elevation of assessment activity by members of the academy, it will first show that assessment is not service, but scholarship. Second, it will discuss assessment as a legitimate form of research that meets both the definition and …

Students' Perceptions Of Part-Time And Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty: Accessibility, Mentoring, And Extra-Class Communication, Amy M. Bippus, Catherine F. Brooks, Timothy G. Plax, Patricia Kearney

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article examines students' perceptions of teacher accessibility and mentoring ability, as well as students' likelihood of pursuing extra-class communication (ECC) with their instructors, as related to teacher employment status. The article begins with an overview of differences between part-time and tenured/tenure-track faculty members, with particular attention to how these differences may impact students' perceptions of instructors' accessibility. It then addresses the mentoring relationship between students and faculty, and discuss how faculty employment status may affect students' beliefs that they will receive useful mentoring from their instructors. Finally, the article introduces the construct of ECC and explores how faculty employment …

Hostile Work Environment: What Communication Administrators And Educators Can Learn From Communication-Based Law, Craig Newburger

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article examines the university sexual harassment policies which guides communication administrators in reacting to and managing both student and faculty sexual harassment-based allegations. The body of sexual harassment-based law, created and disseminated by persons who are not communication administrators or educators, focuses directly on specific human communication behaviors and assigns criteria for evaluating the relative lawfulness of the behaviors. The article intends to underscore the variety of heuristic possibilities offered by inquiry into communication-based laws, for both communication administrators and educators.

Unique Characteristics Of A Graduate Program In Applied Communication, Stuart M. Schrader, Kim White Mills, Robert Dick

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This paper addresses one Communication Department's sojourn in designing, developing, and proposing a unique Master of Arts in Applied Communication. Our discipline has long acknowledged the importance of applied communication scholarship and the marketplace has frequently confirmed the importance of providing applied communication knowledge to produce employees who are competent communicators. We are, however, still without terminal graduate programs that are rooted in the foundation of applied communication. Our department's program is reflexively framing its program using applied communication assumptions.

Computer-Assisted Evaluation Of Speaking Competencies In The Basic Speech Course, Chris R. Sawyer, Ralph R. Behnke

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article discusses the computer-assisted evaluation of speaking competencies in the basic speech course. Whenever a college-level course utilizes a number of instructors and sections, administrators responsible for ensuring the quality of that course become increasingly concerned about issues of equivalency or the extent to which students in the various sections of the course are receiving essentially the same educational experience. educators have recommended the use of student portfolios in courses featuring public speaking. In this instructional strategy, a student's work during a course is compiled and reviewed periodically throughout the academic term. This improvements will dramatically enhance record keeping …

A Profile Of Deans Of Schools And Colleges Of Journalism And Mass Communication, Dennis J. Oneal, Edd Oneal

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article provides information on the backgrounds of deans of schools and colleges of journalism and mass communication in the U.S. Finding the individual with just the right background to provide the direction of college or school is a major decision because new deans have the major role in shaping the future of their programs. The majority of the deans had bachelor degrees in disciplines other than communication. They tend to come more often from the ranks of long-time professional educators that from long-time media professionals.

Making Good Tenure Decisions, Samuel L. Becker, Kathleen M. Galvin, Houston Marsha, Gustav W. Friedrich, Pearson C, Judy, William J. Seiler, Judith S. Trent

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article provides information on decision making on the granting or denial of tenure to a faculty member. It not only has an effect on the professional life of a colleague, it has a major influence on the direction and long-term quality of the department. The tenure decision in made in the sixth year of a tenure-track faculty appointment. If a faculty member has been on the tenure track at two institutions, the years of service at the first institution usually count toward those six years, unless the faculty member and his of her current institution agree in writing at …

Post Doi Moi Urban Higher Education In The Socialist Republic Of Vietnam: The Case Of Hong Duc University, Jeanne Beth Natali

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is experiencing unprecedented peace and prosperity. Although Vietnam's war-damaged economy continued to decline for ten years after hostilities ended in 1975, everything changed in 1986 when doi moi, a moderate economic reform program, was introduced. Doi moi put enormous stress on higher education, whose function in the past had been to train workers for the state sector. Suddenly, higher education had to respond to the changing needs of Vietnamese society.

A 1992 educational sector study found that higher education was irrelevant to the needs of the transitional Vietnamese society. Universities were too small and …

School Safety Planning: A Survey Of Bond, Fayette And Effingham County Schools, Teresa A. Wortman

Masters Theses

This study was designed to assess the readiness of Illinois public and parochial schools in Bond, Fayette and Effingham Counties to implement school policies, building security strategies, and violence prevention/intervention programs to improve school safety. The study examined current trends in the school safety planning of the respondents. In addition, the study examined the relationship between the schools' implementation of violence prevention/intervention programs and their use of safety grants, the relationship between the array of safety measures implemented by the responding schools and their involvement of school and community groups in their planning, and the relationship between the array of …

Bridging The North-South Divide In Teacher Education, Alan E. Wheeler

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

No abstract provided.