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Download full textSid W. Richardson Foundation, Fort Worth, TX. – 1997
This report presents the results of two years of work by a 12-member task force which surveyed faculty and administrators at 51 universities regarding their opinions about the importance and stature of teaching as the central role of the university. Over 800 questionnaires were returned, with one from the provost at each institution and the rest…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, Colleges, Educational Improvement
Cottrell, Vic – 1984
As schools primarily use human resources to accomplish their mission of developing the potential of students, their success is contingent upon the quality of the people employed by the schools. Thus, the selection and development of professionals within the schools is the most important responsibility of the school board and superintendent. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Developmental Programs, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Connecticut State Board of Trustees for Regional Community Colleges, Hartford. – 1987
The collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Trustees of regional community colleges and the Congress of Connecticut Community Colleges of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1987-June 30, 1989 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: chapter recognition, employee rights,…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Watson, Cicely, Ed. – 1985
Various aspects of the academic profession are addressed in 23 papers from a 1984 conference sponsored by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. The focus is foundations studies in higher education, process studies, and policy studies. Titles and authors are as follows: "Leadership: Role Expectations of Faculty" (John S.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Aging (Individuals), College Faculty
Donald, Janet Gail – 1981
Canadian journals in psychology, education, and higher education were reviewed to assess the contribution of psychology to Canadian higher education. Over 100 articles were selected, plus books and monographs published between 1970 and 1980. The articles were grouped according to whether they dealt with cognition and learning; instruction; student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Washington, DC. – 1978
The three volume report includes (1) an executive summary; (2) a comprehensive report reviewing the literature on current faculty development needs in schools of osteopathic medicine; and (3) a volume of resource materials. The study gauges the formal organizational and programmatic factors that influence the success of faculty development…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Consultants, Directories, Faculty Development
Muffo, John A. – 1996
Principles for college outcomes assessment, as outlined in the literature, are reviewed. Drawing on the experience of the Virginia State Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) during a decade of state-mandated outcomes assessment, a number of salient issues are identified. Faculty and academic issues include these: faculty…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Administration, College Faculty, College Outcomes Assessment
Central Oregon Community Coll., Bend. – 1997
This document provides the official practices for faculty evaluation at Central Oregon Community College. Presented in outline format, it begins with the components for evaluation, which are discussed in greater detail later in the text. It then identifies the categories for evaluation: performance in primary assignment, professional improvement,…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Administrator Evaluation, Community Colleges, Evaluation Criteria
Saunders, Pearl I. – 1986
A study explored the status of computer aided instruction (CAI) in writing programs offered by community colleges identified as using CAI. The questionnaire, completed in the winter of 1986 by 198 English instructors, measured accessibility of computers to faculty and students, types of hardware and software, computer locations, computer facility…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Community Colleges
Lovell, Cheryl D.; Sanchez, Maria Dolores Soler – 1995
This working paper analyzes higher education faculty characteristics in Mexico and the United States. The first section describes and compares Mexican and U.S. faculty characteristics and conditions, including total number of faculty, student-teacher ratios, full- versus part-time status, rank, tenure, average salaries, gender and ethnicity, and…
Descriptors: Class Size, College Faculty, Colleges, Comparative Education
Faulkner, Susan L.; And Others – 1992
This document contains 30 papers on professional development in community colleges. The following papers are included: "Effective Leadership Strategies for Planning and Implementing Tech Prep" (Bragg, Huffman); "Small Business Management-Tech Prep" (Harvey); "Educational Reform and the New Mission" (Hoerner);…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education
Little, Len; Peter, Hollis – 1990
A pilot study of the Australian higher education system was conducted to determine the following: (1) whether department heads follow a client-centered, diagnostic/prescriptive model as developed by the Australian Committee of Directors and Principals in Advanced Education (ACDP), and if not, which process is used; (2) which developmental…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Aging in Academia, Burnout, College Faculty
Saint Petersburg Junior Coll., FL. – 1990
In 1989, the Focus on Access, Community, and Excellence in Teaching (FACET) Commission was created at St. Petersburg Junior College (SPJC) to develop recommendations to guide the college into the 21st century. The Commission's work plan included the definition of SPJC's educational standards; open hearings to solicit ideas from students, faculty,…
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Educational Quality, Excellence in Education
Maryland Univ., College Park. Univ. Coll. – 1985
Eighty papers from a 1985 international conference on improving university teaching are presented. Topics include the following: personality problems of students; using computers in teaching; burnout, stress, and renewal of academic staff; improving teaching by evaluating teachers; teaching writing; curriculum development in management and applied…
Descriptors: Burnout, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Planning
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1985
The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Maine and the University of Maine Professional Staff Association, the professional unit of the National Education Association, covering the period July 1, 1985-June 30, 1987 is presented. Unit members are university employees and professional and administrative staff. Items covered in…
Descriptors: Administrators, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Contracts
