A select group of academic officers and deans from institutions (all sectors) whose programs are primarily online and whose teaching faculty differ considerably from traditional faculty participated in the Academic Leadership Forum, October 26, 2011, held in conjunction with WCET's (WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies') Annual Meeting.…

Post secondary education leaders and administrators are currently facing two separate but inter-related trends: the growth in online education, and the significant increase in adjunct (part-time) faculty. In order to maximize the educational quality and institutional effectiveness, education leaders must develop an approach that levers the…

Non full-time faculty--whether adjunct, part-time or contingent--has become the lifeline of a vast majority of colleges and universities. They teach many of the foundation and core courses taken by first- and second-year students, teach professional courses in which their own life experiences are invaluable, and step in at short notice to fill-in…

The task of maintaining a vital and effective faculty has become more difficult. The ability of institutions to prepare effectively for substantial restaffing in the l990s depends on the quality, energy, and commitment of faculty. (MLW)

Faculty associations are voicing the need to assume a more activist role in structuring the goals, objectives, and incentives related to professional development and curricular change. As a result, faculty development is emerging as a bargaining issue with potential far-reaching implications for professional renewal and institutional governance.…

The Beginning Department Chair Study used qualitative methodology to examine the developing identities of 13 new department chairs at 10 public and private colleges and universities in eight states. Data were gathered during on-site semistructured interviews (approximately two per month) during the chair's first year and periodic telephone…

This chapter discusses the implementation and encouragement of instructional development on the university campus, with particular emphasis on the instability and political nature of the campus environment. Empirical data obtained from a survey of instructional development activities throughout the Delaware Valley of Pennsylvania and New Jersey…

A summary is presented of an intensive assessment of the impact of a two-year effort to assist 30 colleges and universities to improve their faculty evaluation procedures. The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), supported by a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, worked closely with teams of faculty and…

This book provides a comprehensive guide to the role of the academic department chair in a time when the chair's role is rapidly becoming more important and more complex. Part 1 describes the new roles chairs face, followed by a general discussion of their responsibilities. Part 2 is concerned with the department chair's work with people,…

This book describes a year-long participant-observer case study of the professorship as a profession. Following an introductory chapter, each chapter examines one aspect of the professor's occupation by recounting the specific experiences of the author, a sociology professor at Wright State University (Ohio). Chapter 2 looks at the department as…

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of four distinct cultures in higher education (collegial, managerial, developmental, and negotiating) to show how the image, traditions, and character of institutions are shaped by the four cultures interacting within them. Chapter One presents an overview of the concept of organizational culture and…

Describes incentives that motivate faculty and staff to expand or contract their efforts toward institutional goal achievement. Probes causative factors related to job satisfaction and recommends strategies for improving management. Concludes that faculty job satisfaction programs are essential to faculty and administrative efforts to improve…

This booklet reviews considerations of internationalizing higher education through the experiences of faculty including obstacles and incentives to such changes. In the face of pressures to internationalize higher education that began after the World War II and continue to grow, administrators searching for effective vehicles to meet the challenge…

Erikson's and Loevinger's theories of adult development are outlined briefly and their potential applications are discussed for college administrative practices such as faculty evaluation, planning, tenure and promotion, and professional development. (MSE)

Five issues affecting faculty in the 1980s are examined in relation to organizational differences within higher education: authority in academic decision making and its influence on government regulation; faculty role within the institution's organizational structure; faculty security in relation to enrollment; career mobility; and faculty and…