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Direct linkWestbrook, Pete – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2021
As a result of increasing internationalisation, the University of Copenhagen established the Centre for Internationalisation and Parallel Language Use (CIP) in 2008 as a research, competence development and resource centre. Part of CIP's remit is to provide language training (mainly in Danish and English) for students and staff at the University.…
Descriptors: International Education, Universities, Resource Centers, Second Language Learning
Chamberlain, John Martyn; D'Artrey, Meriel; Rowe, Deborah-Anne – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2011
This article details the findings of research into the academic teaching staff experience of peer observation of their teaching practice. Peer observation is commonly used as a tool to enhance a teacher's continuing professional development. Research participants acknowledged its ability to help develop their teaching practice, but they also…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Observation, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development
Download full textQueen, Barbara; Lewis, Laurie – National Center for Education Statistics, 2014
This report provides descriptive national data on the prevalence and characteristics of services and support programs for military service members and veterans at postsecondary institutions in the United States. This survey provides the first nationally representative data on this topic. The data presented in this First Look were collected for the…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Veterans, Veterans Education, Postsecondary Education
Hitchcock, Caryl H.; Prater, Mary Anne; Chang, Chuan – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2009
Teachers were recruited from the mainland of the United States to work in rural areas in the State of Hawaii to meet the high demand for personnel. But often there is a mismatch between the culture of the island residents and that of the new teachers. To alleviate this mismatch, a workshop was developed to promote multicultural proficiency of…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Interpersonal Competence, Faculty Development, Staff Development
Fouchey, Gerald S., Jr. – 1991
One common error plagues the staff development planning process. This error is the general failure to provide a way to transfer new information and skill to the classroom. Activities that target the application of skills learned in staff development or inservice activities are commonly referred to as "followup" activities. This study explores the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Models
Miller, Darwin Jay – 1985
A study was conducted of the staff development activities of community college faculty in Iowa. A questionnaire was developed and distributed to 302 faculty members from the 15 community colleges in Iowa, requesting them to indicate the number of times they had participated in 25 identified staff development activities during the past year, and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Professional Development
Ishler, Anne; And Others – 1995
This report presents the state, district, and local education staff development objectives in South Carolina, based on defined educational needs assessment. Suggestions include definition of the change process, discussion questions, staff development planning, empowerment, and new opportunities. Each level of the program is based on the concept of…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Needs Assessment
Alfano, Kathy – 1989
Information is provided on San Diego City College's Flex 89 Program, a 3-day staff development effort offered for the college's administrators, full-time and adjunct faculty, and classified staff. The packet includes the flyer sent to all participants, the Flex Catalog and registration form, an example of an enrollment confirmation, the program…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
Alfano, Kathleen; And Others – 1990
In 1989-90, a study was conducted of the activities that the California community colleges funded with monies set aside as mandated by Assembly Bill (AB) 1725 for faculty and staff development. The purpose of the study was to develop accountability procedures for monitoring the faculty and staff development fund for community colleges. The study…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Colleges, Educational Legislation, Faculty Development
Cooper, John D. – 1981
A study was conducted to determine the important components of a comprehensive staff development program. To guide the investigation, a paradigm was constructed which identified the content areas of staff development as personal/professional, program/instructional, and organizational development; and which specified a statement of purpose or…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Models, Organizational Development
College of the Canyons, Valencia, CA. Office of Institutional Development. – 1993
In September 1993, California's College of the Canyons surveyed a total of 415 faculty and staff regarding their satisfaction with their employment at the college and their perceptions of opportunities for development. Responses were received from 41% (n=170) of the employees, including 56 full-time and 58 part-time faculty and 41 full-time and 13…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Opportunities, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Heeren, John W.; Mason, Marylee – 1993
California Assembly Bill (AB) 1725 was passed to improve the operation of the state's community colleges with respect to finance, governance, affirmative action, employment policies, instructional technique, and accountability, providing a $5 million fund for staff development. To assess the effects of AB 1725 on the quantity and quality of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Legislation, Educational Practices, Employee Attitudes
Hurst, Betina S. – 1991
Outcomes of a staff development program based on the whole language philosophy that was implemented in a rural Florida elementary school are presented in this practicum report. Two surveys of 29 and 35 faculty, respectively, indicated needs for faculty cohesiveness, a unified purpose, and an update of language arts teaching skills. A staff…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English Instruction, Faculty Development, Professional Development
American River Coll., Sacramento, CA. – 1989
California Assembly Bill (AB) 1725, the 1988 community college reform bill, set aside funding for locally developed and implemented staff development programs. Though staff development has been a priority at American River College (ARC) for the past 10 years, the additional monies from AB 1725 will allow the college to expand existing programs as…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs, Faculty Development
Magnesen, Vernon A.; Parker, Lynn Sullivan – 1988
This booklet is designed to assist community colleges in the design and implementation of staff and organizational development programs and reviews relevant issues and provides practical ideas for successful development efforts. After chapter I briefly introduces the audience for and intent of the booklet, chapter II describes 12 development…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development, Needs Assessment
