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Peer reviewedChemical and Engineering News, 1984
Highlights an American Chemical Society (ACS) survey of 103 chemistry departments on their instrumentation needs. The 2-year study affirms that instruments used for chemical research and education are becoming outdated because of their age and changes in technology. The survey also reveals how departments plan to use newly acquired instruments.…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Higher Education, Instrumentation
Peer reviewedCreeden, John E. – National Academic Advising Association Journal, 1990
A Rutgers University (New Jersey) survey of 1,670 students and 54 departments identified differences between faculty and student perceptions of "good" advising. Students relied more on printed information and friends than on academic advisors. Advising sessions usually involved discussions about registration and drop/add problems.…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Comparative Analysis, Counseling Techniques, Departments
Peer reviewedHogan, Peter M.; Kimmel, Allan J. – Teaching of Psychology, 1992
Asserts that most efforts to maintain professional ethics in psychology have focused on research and clinical practice. Maintains that a need also exists for ethical codes in psychology instruction. Describes the development and implementation of a code of ethics for a college-level department of psychology. (CFR)
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Departments, Ethical Instruction, Ethics
Peer reviewedPiper, David Warren – Studies in Higher Education, 1985
The results of a survey of department chairmen in nine British university-level institutions concerning the system of external evaluation, especially the duties and approaches of examiners, are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Consultants, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Evaluation
Download full textHodson, James – 1989
This study sought to rank the quality of psychology departments for graduate study by number of journal articles published in the period 1983 through March, 1988. Referring to the 16 content classifications used in "PsycLit" (the CD-ROM version of "Psychological Abstracts"), as well as a list of 70 leading institutions, a…
Descriptors: Departments, Educational Quality, Faculty Publishing, Graduate School Faculty
Manning, Helen H. – 1982
To examine the current status of speech and theatre departments in small (1000 to 3000 students) U.S. liberal arts colleges, 24 colleges in the Midwest and Great Lakes areas were surveyed. The survey revealed that the colleges organized speech and theatre in one of four ways; they either (1) combined departments, (2) split the two into separate…
Descriptors: College Planning, College Programs, Departments, Educational Trends
Peer reviewedLehman, Jeffrey R. – School Science and Mathematics, 1985
Questionnaire responses from 193 high schools indicate that very few science teachers use microcomputers regularly in classrooms. Descriptions of schools/science departments, background information on faculty using microcomputers, and nature/extent of utilization are discussed along with possible causes of limited use and recommendations for…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, High Schools, Microcomputers, Science Departments
Wergin, Jon F.; Swingen, Judi N. – 2000
This study assessed the ways in which academic departments in U.S. colleges and universities are evaluated through a survey of about 130 institutions across the Carnegie university categories. This survey and literature review were supplemented by site visits to eight universities. The authors were surprised to find a great amount of departmental…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Faculty, Departments, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedNuhfer, Edward B. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1999
In contrast with most academic departments, interdisciplinary programs lack automatic identity, clear space, or curricular territory, and motivation is closely linked to program success. This includes motivation of students in class and outside of class, of contributing faculty, of administrators, and of societal peer groups, such as professional…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Departments, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedBerman, Russell A.; Bernhardt, Elizabeth; Castro-Klaren, Sara; Chaput, Patricia R.; DeJean, Joan; Harper, Jane; Henning, Sylvie Debevec; Hunter, Paul; Kaplan, Edward K.; Kirkpatrick, Susan; Lindenberger, Herbert; Ozzello, Yvonne; Marks, Elaine; Patrikis, Peter C.; Peck, Jeffrey; Schor, Naomi; Trommler, Frank; Valis, Noel; Wood, Richard J.; Ziolkowski, Theodore – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Nineteen responses to an article on the leadership crisis in the field of foreign languages and literatures are presented. Most agree with the article, expanding on its scope or extending its argument; some offer new directions to resolve the problem. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Departments, Educational Trends, Higher Education
Direct linkBevan, John M. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1985
The potential roles of department heads, deans, and faculty development directors in guiding and monitoring the effective delivery of faculty incentives are outlined, and key factors in facilitating and inhibiting vitality and signs of increased vitality are listed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Faculty, Deans, Department Heads
Peer reviewedRowland, Stephen – Teaching in Higher Education, 1996
Informal interviews with 12 British university department heads investigated attitudes about: the relative importance of research and teaching, both within the department and for individual faculty members; prestige associated with each; the utility of the categories "teaching" and "research" within the discipline; links…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Instruction, Department Heads, Faculty Development
Peer reviewedWheeler, Daniel W. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1992
This article identifies junior faculty needs and links these to roles that department chairpersons can assume, including that of a resource link; a mentor; a facilitator of mentor relationships; an institutional authority or representative; an evaluator; a faculty developer; and a model of balance. Specific suggestions for assisting with tangible…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Department Heads
Achieve, Inc., 2006
Policymakers and educators need longitudinal data systems capable of providing timely, valid and relevant data. Access to these data gives teachers the information they need to tailor instruction to help each student improve, gives administrators the resources and information to effectively and efficiently manage, and enables policymakers to…
Descriptors: Student Records, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, Longitudinal Studies
Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. Pacific Region. – 1989
This publication was written for use by the Department of Defense Dependent Schools Pacific Region science coordinators, school principals, science department chairs and teachers as they worked to identify strengths and weaknesses of science programs in middle and high schools. It can also be used by science coordinators, during school visits.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Science Departments, Science Education
