This book uniquely offers the distilled wisdom of scores of instructors across ranks, disciplines and institution types, whose contributions are organized into a thematic framework that progressively introduces the reader to the key dispositions, principles and practices for creating the inclusive classroom environments (in person and online) that…

Although self-publishing designed to enhance student understanding is important to promote learning objectives and can contribute to the field of knowledge, self-publishing without peer review is generally not acceptable for promotion and tenure purposes. However, there is a growing trend that recognizes the use of self-published items to help…

Today's challenging higher education environment demands a new way of making decisions. Changing business models and methodologies for delivering academic programs present new opportunities (as well as risks) and call for innovative responses. This publication aims to "reboot" dialogues among boards, presidents, and faculties. It creates…

Engagement matters, and it is critical for student success and for community college faculty and staff who are responsible for helping students learn and achieve their goals. It is particularly critical for community colleges to find ways to engage part-time faculty who are responsible for such a significant part of most students' college…

Analyzes faculty employment vacancies listed in the ATA "Placement Bulletin" from June 1984 through May 1985. (PD)

The findings of a two-year national study on the problems of U.S. police education are examined in this report of a commission whose members were noted educators, police administrators, and public officials. The following recommendations are among those offered: (1) the majority of federal funds for police higher education should go to programs…

Aside from essential managerial information realized from faculty load studies, there exist two underlying fundamental principles: that equity is important (among individual faculty members, departments, and institutions); and there is a relationship between workload and the quality of education. (MLW)

The experiences of Emory University (Georgia) and other institutions with surveying faculty for opinions on the institution and its internal information systems suggest specific techniques for planning and carrying out a campus study and for using the results to improve organizational communication and climate. (MSE)

Reports survey results on the major factors or stressors related to teaching business and professional writing and the actual or potential coping strategies to reduce that stress. (SR)

This paper examines the phenomenon of salary compression (the demand by newly hired university faculty members for salaries that approach or exceed those of existing faculty at the same or higher ranks) and reports on a phone survey of 10 university provosts. It presents methods to determine if salary compression exists and its extent. Considered…

This book offers successful teaching approaches based on college surveys and interviews with 30 professors who have received awards for teaching excellence. Chapter 1 is an overview of the challenges of college teaching. Chapters 2 and 3 consider agents for change, institutional inertia, and an historical evaluation of faculty development.…

The result of a survey of editors, students, teachers, and others knowledgeable in the field, this report provides profiles of 10 quality journalism schools and 10 outstanding instructors. Following an introduction and a description of the nature of the survey, the first portion of the guide presents descriptions of the journalism programs by…

The experiences of the University of Richmond and others institutions indicate that incentives, direct and tangible or indirect and intangible, reflecting the realities of academic life enhance opportunities for initiative and collegiality. (MSE)

Describes a part-time instructor needs assessment survey devised during the 1978 spring term at Richland College in the Dallas County (Texas) Community College District. The survey provided a way for part-time faculty to share in the planning of relevant staff development programs to help them function more effectively. (MF)

The papers and research reports comprising the ten chapters of this monograph were originally prepared as background information for a national study of engineering technology education in the United States. Chapter I briefly describes the historical and contemporary settings of engineering technology education. After Chapter II provides…