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The Transition Experience of Faculty Members into Academic Leadership
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Matin Qazi – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this case study was to understand the lived experiences of faculty members as they transitioned into the academic leadership role of chair. The case study design was used to provide an intensive bounded analysis of the real-life transition experiences of new chairs. Seven new chairs provided data through two interviews each and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Promotion, College Administration, Teaching Experience
How Are Faculty Rewarded and Recognized for Assessment Work outside the Classroom?
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Smith, Elizabeth E.; Gordon, Sarah – Research & Practice in Assessment, 2019
Although faculty are an important part of collecting, analyzing, and using student learning data for improvement, significant barriers often prevent faculty from being involved in assessment work outside the classroom. One potential obstacle to faculty involvement in assessment is the misalignment between the work and faculty rewards structures.…
Descriptors: Rewards, College Faculty, Student Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes
An Evaluation of Factors Regarding Students' Assessment of Faculty in a Business School
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Peterson, Richard L.; Berenson, Mark L.; Misra, Ram B.; Radosevich, David J. – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2008
Student faculty ratings are used at most institutions of higher learning for three important reasons. First, the ratings provide direct feedback to the faculty, and this enables faculty to adjust their teaching styles. Second, the ratings provide the administration with information intended to assist in guiding and mentoring faculty toward more…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Faculty, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Universities
Describing and Explaining Research Productivity.
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Ramsden, Paul – Higher Education, 1994
A study of research productivity among 890 Australian faculty members in 18 universities during 1985-89 found the overall average to be low but with a wide range of variation. Additional variables examined include level of research activity, subject area, institution type, gender, age, early research interest, and satisfaction with the promotion…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Administration, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis
Personnel Responsibilities: Issues and Perspectives. Trustee Monograph Series.
Florida State Board of Community Colleges, Tallahassee. – 1987
This monograph was written to provide community college trustees in Florida with a broad perspective on personnel issues by addressing national and state personnel issues that trustees encounter in higher education. Following a historical overview of governance in higher education, the monograph identifies and addresses eight issues separately:…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Affirmative Action, College Administration, Community Colleges
Deaning: Middle Management in Academe.
Morris, Van Cleve – 1981
The inner structure of campus management is examined to reveal the human side of personnel management, public and student relations, budget planning, affirmative action, faculty politics, salary disputes, and tenure decisions. The analysis depicts the special situation that results from a dean's management of people who not only are the dean's…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Affirmative Action