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Diamond, Robert M. – 1999
This book provides guidelines for developing a coherent faculty rewards system, starting with the articulation of institutional priorities and following the process through the development of departmental guidelines and union contracts. It includes samples of documents used in a wide range of institutions that have matched their policies with…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Colleges, Contracts, Faculty Promotion
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Diamond, Robert M. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1993
It is argued that modification to a college's promotion and tenure system requires commitment and participation by both faculty and administration. The roles of the president, administration, and committees are examined, a four-step process of change is outlined, and specific issues to address in creating a climate for change are enumerated. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, College Faculty, College Presidents
Diamond, Robert M. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1994
Several national projects supported by professional associations are redefining faculty roles and focusing the energies of faculty on teaching, on community service, and on their institutions' missions. Resulting faculty reward systems should recognize institutional mission, departmental priorities, the strength of individuals, and the uniqueness…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Faculty, College Instruction, Faculty Evaluation
Diamond, Robert M.; Adam, Bronwyn E. – 1998
This report presents findings of a 1996-97 survey of 11 research and doctoral institutions to determine how faculty, department chairs, and academic deans perceive the balance between research and undergraduate teaching at their institutions. The institutions had responded to the same survey 5 years earlier as part of a larger study of 49…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, College Instruction, Faculty Evaluation
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Gray, Peter J.; Diamond, Robert M. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1994
A process of planned change is proposed for redefining college faculty work. Legitimate faculty work is defined in broad terms, and information sources and methods for collecting information to support redefinition are identified. The final step in the redefinition process is the development of new mission statements for the institution and its…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Faculty, College Planning
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Diamond, Robert M. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1993
The faculty reward system on each college campus must be compatible with its central mission. Faculty and administration can and should work together to reform personnel practices from teacher training through appointment, promotion, tenure, and merit pay decisions. Respect for individual differences and the complexity of constituencies is…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Change, Employment Practices, Faculty College Relationship