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Faculty Development As An Organizational Process, C. Edward Kaylor Jr., J. William Smith

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Background

Two Forms of Faculty Development

Management, Leadership, and Missions

Faculty Involvement as Development

Planning for Excellence Through Participation

Incentives and Personal Recognition

Conclusion

References

Staff Development In A Climate Of Retrenchment, Christopher K. Knapper

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The Crisis Facing Higher Education

The Impact of Staff Development

The Promise of Instructional Technology

The Concept of Lifelong Education

Learning to Learn

Some Possible Solutions

Notes

References

Developmental Perspectives On Writing And Intellectual Growth In College, Joanne Kurfiss

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Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development and Gilligan's Critique

Perry's Theory Of Epistemological Development

Developmental Process

The Interdependence of Writing and Intellectual Development

Bibliography

Hidden Opportunities For Faculty Development And Curricular Change, Russell Lee, Michael Field

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Introduction

Development Benefits of Team-Teaching

Research and Curricular Development

Conclusions

References

Motivating Faculty To Pursue Excellence In Teaching, Dean N. Osterman

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Introduction

Patience

Getting a Start, Curriculum of Seminars, Advisory Committee, Networking Campus Resources, Innovative Funds, Establishing Ownership of a Program, Using Student Assistant/Volunteers, Individual Consultation

Priorities

Two Approaches at Innovation, Faculty Day Orientation and Departmental Presentations, Faculty Recognition for Quality Teaching, Establishing Visibility, Gaining Support from Administration, Faculty, and Students, Serving on Committees, Developing Materials and Using Micro-Computers, Teaching Courses on Campus, GTA Workshop, Evaluating Faculty, Informal Involvement with Faculty, Writing with Faculty

Polish

Keeping Innovation Alive

References

Footnotes

Reading Students' Written Comments On Evaluations Of Teaching, Joyce T. Povlacs

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

College teachers who make use of student surveys evaluating instruction frequently invite written comments, too. These remarks can clarify data gathered by use of a standard set of objective questions. Sometimes, however, the students' comments present a wide diversity of opinions. Statements in one class might range from "the material is interesting and very applicable" to a flat "the poorest teacher I have ever had." Instructors who venture to invite students to comment express frustration over seeming contradiction and consequently are tempted to dismiss the importance of written comments. Yet written comments can provide valuable insights leading to the improvement …

Being Professional Academically, R. Eugene Rice

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Over the past decade we have learned a great deal about faculty lives. New programs to address a wide-range of needs have been initiated and assessed, and research on faculty has moved ahead significantly. Much of the activity and concern with faculty development has come to focus on the academic career itself-the structure and meaning of academic work.

The Development Of Faculty As Teachers: A Multi-Faceted Approach To Change, Alton O. Roberts, John H. Clarke, David Holmes

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The Problem

Toward a Theory of Change

Figure 1: A Force Field Analysis of Influence on Faculty Self Improvement Efforts

The Vermont Program

Figure 2: Intended Impact of Programs on Forces for Change Driving Forces

A Scenario of Development

Conclusion

Figure 3: Interaction of one Professor with Development Options over Four Years

References

Section I: The Keynote Address To The 1983 Annual Conference, Lance C. Buhl

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

It is a special thing to introduce Gene Rice and the substance of remarks he made to POD'ers gathered last October at Arlie House. Gene is a special person. He models the best qualities of the academic humanist: the personal presence of a Friend, the sensibility of a Jeffersonian, the rigor of a Talmudic scholar, and the vision of an ethnicist. And all of this is a contemporary twentieth century person. He's been with and of POD since the network's first days. And across that span, Gene's wisdom, bred equally of careful research, hands-on professional development experience and a lively …

Section Ii: Renewing Centers For Professional Development, Lance C. Buhl

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

What do we know about infusing life into professional development programs? This is something we have struggled with throughout the fifteen (+3) year history of the contemporary professional development movement in postsecondary education. The question is especially pertinent during a time when "retrenchment" has lost its shock value and has become a tired, but accurate, descriptor of what most POD members live with daily. Is there programmatic life after retrenchment? If so, what can be done to ensure it and give it meaning?

Section Iii: Professional Development Interventions, Lance C. Buhl

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The successful pursuit of our business requires skillful interventions-in professional habits of mind and action. In truth, in peoples' lives. Probably more thought has gone into this issue than into any other aspect of professional development work. Interventions are the stuff of ethics, even when-as is usual in the case with the articles in this section-the focus is almost exclusively on techniques. The sensitivity to contexts, to rationale for choice, to outcomes, to people displayed by each author affirms the ethical dimension of specific interventions. Considered thus, the choice of techniques is important indeed.

Section Iv: Using Evaluation For The Improvement Of Teaching, Laura A. Wilson

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One of the most important processes that takes place at any college or university is the evaluation of teaching. In spite of the fact that such evaluation has been done quarter after quarter, or semester after semester, for hundreds of years, we continue to search for new and better ways to relate the process to the improvement of classroom teaching. Questions are raised as to what kind of information to gather and from what sources; further, we ask how can the information be fed back to faculty so that they can use it to make changes that will make their …

Section V: Student Development: Intellectual Growth And Writing, Michael Davis

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

A major tradition of higher education is excellence in written expression. In part, the tradition continues because many scholars are excellent writers and because writing shapes and clarifies our understanding of our own thoughts and actions. Students are urged to emulate quality writing with the expectation that quality thinking will be fostered. We do understand that the use of language is an instrument of thinking (Bruner, 1966) and that there is an interplay between writing and thinking (Vygotsky, 1962). The developmental theories of Jean Piaget (1968), Lawrence Kohlberg (1981), and William Perry (1981), suggest that the quality of writing may …

Faculty Helping Themselves To Improve Their Instructional Abilities, Henry B. Slotnick

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The question of how to go about self-improvement is a continuing one, and one that is aggravated by scarce resources. How, in the absence of time, for example, do groups of faculty go about developing their competencies and expanding their awareness of professional issues? A Study group - as the one described here - is an approach that can work well for a variety of reasons, reasons which can be understood in terms of research on small groups and adult learners.

Individualized Consulting To Improve Teaching, Richard G. Tiberius

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Many of the readers of this volume are educational consultants or teachers whose primary interest lies in action. The first thing we want to know is how a method works and what it can do for us. Moreover, most of us are aware that methods are usually developed by trial and error and then justified within a set of assumptions about teaching and about human nature. Yet we often write about our methods of improving teaching as though they were logically derived from basic principles or suggested by a review of the literature. I will resist this tendency by relating …

Career And Instructional Consulting With Higher Education Faculty, Daniel W. Wheeler, Lynn L. Mortensen

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Career Mindsets

Factors Contributing to Career Mindsets

Role of the Consultant

A Final Word

References

Starting A Faculty Development Program: Strategies And Approaches, Luann Wilkerson

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Who Should be Involved in Program Planning?

What is the Purpose of the Proposed Program?

How Will the Proposed Program Affect Desired Changes?

Who Should Participate?

How do We Determine the Needs of Our Constituency?

What Goals and Objectives Should We Pursue?

What Institutional Structure Will Best Encourage Success?

What Activities Shall the Program Provide?

How Should we Finance These Lofty Schemes?

What Type of Staff Does the Program Require?

Table 1: Characteristics Required in Faculty Development Leaders

How Do We Publicize Our Programs and Reward Participants?

How Do We Evaluate Our Accomplishments?

References

Appendix A: Planning and Implementing a …

College And University Program Planning Emphasis As Perceived By Academic Administrators In Selected Colleges And Universities, John Nyemaichechi Okendu

Dissertations (Pre-2016)

The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether institutional control as defined by private and public colleges and universities, institutional setting, as defined by two-year and four-year colleges and universities, and institutional geographical location, as defined by the states of California, Pennsylvania, and Texas, had any measurably significant difference on academic program planning emphasis and value in the area of labor market demand. A mail survey instrument developed by Brazziel and revised by Taherian was sent to the entire 727 academic vice presidents in colleges and universities located in the states of California, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Four hundred and …

Nova University Center For Higher Education Policies And Procedures Manual 1984, Nova University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

No abstract provided.

Membership Of The Faculty Senate, 1984-1985, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Membership Lists

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding sabbaticals and administrator evaluations.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting December 16, 1983, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• President's Remarks
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Recommendation re Depository Accounts
• Recommendation re Checking Accounts with First National Bank and Trust Company
• Recommendation re Resolution on the National Bank of Detroit as Depository
• Recommendation re Imprest Checking Account for Miller Auditorium
• Recommendation re Account with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Genner and Smith, Inc.
• Recommendation re Endowment Investment Policy
• Recommendation re Chemical Bank Corporate and Institutional Bank of New York
• Recommendation re Old Kent Bank and Trust Company
• Recommendation re Divisional Name Change
• Recommendation re Departmental Merger and …

Ua66/14/3 Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Pinning ceremony program listing graduates of the WKU Nursing program.

Newsletter Vol. Vii, No. 5, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate newsletter. This issue includes articles:

• Committee on University Committees
• Professional Responsibilities & Concerns Committee
• New Business
• Faculty Regent's Report

Ua11/1 On Campus, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. This issue includes articles:

• Vice President Search Committee is Named
• Looking for Ways to Fund Your Projects? – Sponsored Programs
• Writer Tells Us About Those Fundamental Things of Life – Leon Driskell
• Looking for the Perfect Gift? How About a Dinner Theatre?
• Series Focuses on Educational Matters on Campus – Educational Leadership
• The Elves Were Working in the Residence Halls – Salvation Army Food Drive
• Don’t be the Goose this Christmas – Wellness
• Embry, Pam. Faculty Tell How Christmas is in Other Lands
• About You – …

1983 December 12 - Staff Senate Minutes, Staff Senate, East Tennessee State University

Staff Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 59, No. 28, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Paul, Steve. Group Opposes Associated Student Government Grade Plan
• Meehan, Mary. Resident Assistants Make One Family’s Christmas Special
• President Donald Zacharias Picks Search Committee – Academic Affairs
• Whitaker, Karen. Financial Aid Won’t be Affected by Decision on Draft Registration
• Award-winning Quilt is Textile of the Month – Kentucky Museum
• Jimmy Feix’s Contributions Won’t be Forgotten
• Bloss, Lou. Editorial Cartoon – Santa Claus
• Newton, Tommy. Final Column Self-Serving, Enlightening
• Paul, Steve. Writing False Proposals Could Mean Impeachment
• College Heights Herald Names Editors for Spring
• Harassment Charges …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 59, No. 27, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Mathis, Mark. Four Will Apply to Succeed Jimmy Feix as Head Coach
• Whitaker, Karen. United Black Students President Pleased with Group’s Progress
• Morton, Jamie. Rock ‘n’ Roll Returns with Loverboy Concert
• 10 Named to Search Committee - Football
• Romantics to Perform Tonight
• Associated Student Government Voids Own Procedures
• Bloss, Lou. Editorial Cartoon – Associated Student Government
• Bloss, Lou. Friend Shows Searching Student the Meaning of Life
• Reagan, Stanley. Jack Smith, Associated Student Government Thrown Away
• Smith, Jack. Cartoon Aggravates
• Spencer, Bill. We’ve Got it Good …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting regarding theft prevention seminar, food drive and resolutions.

President Ketchum Announces Plans For Leadership Change, University Of New England

Gene Yonuschot, Ph.D. Collection

A copy of "News Notes" including an address given to an all campus assembly by President Jack Ketchum regarding leadership changes at the University of New England. The address regards his plans to transition out of the President position and onto the Board of Trustees.