Describes a method of interpreting symbols and teaching symbolism that the author practiced in an introductory literature course for undergraduates. (PG)

A 20-month old faculty development program at a large urban university, Virginia Commonwealth University, is examined by discussing the strategies employed to facilitate faculty growth, and analyze, in hindsight, how appropriate or inappropriate they may have been in view of faculty or institutional needs. Virginia Commonwealth University's…

In the process of teacher evaluation, much needs to be taken into account other than a teacher's activities and behaviors inside the classroom. Also to be considered are the teacher's fixed goals for a particular class, his attitude toward his students, his peers' attitudes toward him, and an instructor's professional activities. Who should…

This report describes a 2-week full-time training program at the University of Iowa for inexperienced faculty in 4-year liberal arts colleges. The primary purpose of the program is to assist in the initial development of teaching competence, and has as its objectives: (1) the comprehension of selected major principles of college teaching, and (2)…

This paper describes a course, "Professional Problems," offered at the University of Virginia to graduate students in psychology who are planning to become college teachers. The professor in charge discusses how he organizes his course and what topics he covers during the semester. Some of the subjects his students consider are: history of higher…

The Innovative Teaching Group (ITG) at Cleveland State University, committed to novel and untried teaching methods, has organized papers from the faculty and other resource people into an anthology on teaching. After the general introduction, the contents are divided into three parts: Insights and Issues at Large; Strategies and Tactics in…

The Doctor of Arts degree has aroused interest both as a means to improve the graduate preparation of college teachers and as an alternative to the research orientation attributed to the Ph.D. degree. The Association of American Colleges therefore appointed a special committee to advise its Commission on Institutional Affairs on the implications…

This report comprises a collection of summaries of exploratory efforts by college professors at member institutions of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) to develop new and better ways of teaching. Usually these are local experiments aimed at improving the conditions for learning in a specific subject-matter area, but many of the…

During 1967-1970, 9 faculty members from each of 2 developing institutions (Freed-Hardeman College and Lane College) engaged in a research development program that sought to train 1 person in research methodology and to offer concurrently an in-service training program to the other 8. Each group met every 2 weeks each academic year for a 2-hour…

The West Tennessee Research Development Consortium was formed to increase research potential of Freed-Hardeman College at Henderson and Lane College at Jackson. The Consortium consisted of a proposal and project designed (1) to train in research methodology 1 person on each of the 2 campuses, and (2) to offer concurrently an in-service training…

Prompted by the current debate over tenure, the spread of teacher's unions, and the concern of legislators for providing a uniform teaching load in institutions of public higher education, there seems to be great interest in the whole area of faculty evaluation, as well as in the improvement of college and university teaching. The central purpose…

Discusses the use of instructional objectives, especially cognitive objectives. (MLH)

The improvement of the teacher training of Russian language instructors is emphasized. (DE)

Reports the results of a survey of 139 secondary social studies teachers and 96 supervising principals to determine their perceptions of the instructional concerns and problems. Results showed both teachers and supervising principals were more concerned with student motivation, classroom management, discipline, and teaching methods than with…

Article describes the efforts and insights of a teacher training program designed for graduate student instructors. (Author)