The Teaching Goals Inventory was completed by 336 of 484 part-time faculty from a research university, public college, college serving working adults, and community college. Teaching goals varied by type of institution, discipline, gender, quantitative/qualitative nature of the course, and course level. Differences also appeared in comparison to…

Analyzed how instructors designed courses to embrace the scholarship of teaching and learning. Case studies and qualitative analyses of data revealed that some are approaching teaching as an investigative process: informed by multiple assessment methods, they explored how changes in course designs can improve student learning and development. (EV)

Describes the potential problems and benefits of departmental-level mentoring programs to improve faculty teaching, then describes the Program for the Enhancement of Teaching at DePaul University, including its specific activities such as lunches and seminars. (EV)

Defines a "co-mentorship" as a mutual mentorship of a pair of close, collegial friends committed to facilitating each other's development. Suggests that if educators go about forming and nurturing such collegial relationships with greater awareness of their potential, then co-mentoring can facilitate individual development as scholars, teachers,…

Describes a model for staff development that encourages teachers to make decisions about their learning and professional growth. Explains how the model was developed and implemented. Shares results of the model's effectiveness along with recommendations for improvement. (PRA)

Describes the author's experiences (starting in eighth grade) leading up to his teaching career. Discusses his reasons for continuing to graduate school. Notes that it was James Moffett--along with personal experience as a teenager and young teacher--who taught him to define English as an interdisciplinary subject. (SG)

Explores the demands placed on a would-be critical teacher by the discourses of critical pedagogy. Explores the script of critical pedagogy by engaging the literature of critical pedagogy and by offering a kind of narrative kaleidoscope. Questions the use of critical pedagogy in educating students for proper use of grammar. (SC)

Addresses the climate of disappointment that characterizes English studies generally and composition studies--particularly writing program administration (WPA). Considers that the context of disappointment is shaped by a number of overlapping factors including: the widely perceived job market collapse in the humanities; the national abuse of…

Describes a case study of creating a teaching community among the graduate teaching assistants in a physics department at a major research university. Shows that graduate teaching assistants themselves can start a change in the culture of teaching, contributing to their satisfaction from teaching as well as to undergraduate education. (EV)

In this paper we outline how the Institute of Education's new Master of Teaching degree for teachers in their early professional development applies the concept of scholarship of teaching, developed originally in the context of higher education teaching, to the education and development of teachers at primary, secondary and post-compulsory level…

One of the critical issues identified by the North Central Regional Education Laboratory (Cook and Fine 1997) is that the "ultimate worth of professional development for teachers is the essential role it plays in the improvement of student learning." Recently, several reports have been released on the importance of teacher quality (NEA…

Discusses faculty evaluation and development programs. (Editor)

Faculty development is an attempt to improve the performance and effectiveness of faculty members in a variety of teaching situations. A description of a faculty development program and ways to implement such a program are presented. (Author/PG)

A review of the changes in faculty life since 1965 and in faculty worries since 1971 demonstrates the need for improved faculty development programs. (Editor)