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Alan Cafferkey – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative study explores how five Jesuit universities in the United States maintain their mission and identity when partnering with online program managers (OPMs) to develop and support online degree programs. Focusing on the history of online learning and Ignatian spirituality and pedagogy, and using cultural reproduction theory as a lens,…
Descriptors: Institutional Mission, Catholics, Religious Colleges, Institutional Characteristics
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Villalobos, Cristina; Kim, Hyung Won; Huber, Timothy J.; Knobel, Roger; Setayesh, Shaghayegh; Sasidharan, Lekshmi; Galstyan, Anahit; Balogh, Andras – PRIMUS, 2021
Research indicates multi-section coordination improves the academic performance of students in STEM education. This paper describes the process of coordination in Precalculus, Calculus 1, and Calculus 2 courses undertaken by a large department that grew from the merger of two institutions through a pilot program and a project grant. Components…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Calculus, Success, Mathematics Achievement
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Sellers, Debra M.; Schainker, Lisa M.; Lockhart, Peggy; Yeh, Hsiu Chen – Journal of Extension, 2017
This article describes the development, implementation, and exploratory evaluation of a professional development series that addressed educators' knowledge and use of the terms "research-based" and "evidence-based" within Human Sciences Extension and Outreach at one university. Respondents to a follow-up survey were more likely…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Outreach Programs, Vocabulary Skills, Vocabulary
Achieving the Dream, 2015
Community colleges are the pathways for millions of Americans to gain valuable education and to access career opportunities leading to family-sustaining wages. Faculty, student services staff, and administrators must share in the responsibility for student success if we are to meet national completion goals and reach even more students. During a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, College Faculty, Learner Engagement
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Chen, Ken-Zen; Lowenthal, Patrick R.; Bauer, Christine; Heaps, Allan; Nielsen, Crystal – Online Learning, 2017
Institutions of higher education are struggling to meet the growing demand for online courses and programs, partly because many faculty lack experience teaching online. The eCampus Quality Instruction Program (eQIP) is an online faculty development program developed to train faculty to design and teach fully online courses. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Online Courses, Case Studies
Peggy Leonard Hohensee – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Begun in 2001, the Leadership Development Institute (LDI) was created by the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) as a means of improving the leadership abilities of faculty, staff, and administrative personnel throughout the system, a "grow your own" leadership program ("Leadership Development," 2006). LDI…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Program Development, College Faculty, Teacher Participation
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Pottick, Kathleen J.; Giordano, Stephanie; Chirico, Danielle E. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
Concerns about the cost of higher education and student loan debt have resulted in increasing efforts by policymakers and university administrators to find alternative ways to support the financing of higher education for students. The authors present a case study of a student-led philanthropy campaign to generate funding for social work student…
Descriptors: Universities, Fund Raising, Private Financial Support, Higher Education
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Abdul-Cader, Akram; Anthony, Peter John – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2014
This study focused on the factors that affect motivation of faculty in Saudi Arabia. It included two surveys and open-ended queries to a focus group of five academic managers and 25 faculty members of varying nationalities, rank, and institutes in Saudi Arabia. The research showed that the faculties in Saudi Arabia's highest education industry…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Focus Groups, Teacher Surveys, College Faculty
Redmon, Kent D. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
While many studies have assessed the practices, status, activities, costs, and growth of faculty development programs at community colleges, few studies have examined the impact of these programs from the perspective of the faculty members who participate in them. Accordingly, this qualitative study employed interviews with faculty members at…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes
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Maguire, Loreal – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2009
Many times distance education policy is created after an institution has already begun offering online courses and programs. In addition, faculty members may be left out of the discussions about and creation of distance education policy, yet expected to willingly teach online courses. A recent study exploring faculty perceptions of the distance…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Program Development, Web Based Instruction
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Botman, Elizabeth S.; Gregor, Alexander D. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1984
A study to explore faculty nonparticipation in teaching improvement programs is described. Faculty nonparticipation was viewed as a function of interacting personal and situational factors. Questionnaire results were compared along disciplinary lines and according to participation in instructional workshops. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Program Development
Bailey, Anne Lowrey – Currents, 1984
Fund-raising campaigns among the employees of colleges and universities have been very successful in some cases, and have not only involved both current and retired faculty and staff but have also built institutional unity and led to increased external giving. Examples of institutional campaigns provide insights into the planning of such programs.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Employees, Employer Employee Relationship, Fund Raising
Bennett, Joseph L. – CASE Currents, 1983
Faculty can be helpful by providing commentaries to newspaper op-ed pages, but such a public relations program requires consistency, tact, good internal communications, thoughtfulness, and marketing skills. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Institutional Advancement, Interprofessional Relationship
Haw, J. Sheppard, III – CASE Currents, 1981
How Hampden-Sydney College achieved 50 percent alumni participation in its annaul fund appeal is described. The plan included national and regional phonathons, an intensive mailing campaign, and an alumni contact program through area clubs. Some tips included: using alumni volunteers, enlisting student workers, and using the president and college…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Alumni, College Faculty, Fund Raising
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Andrew, Lloyd D. – Planning for Higher Education, 1979
Firm planning objectives, clearly stated relationships to overall institutional objectives, faculty involvement, and active leadership are advocated for successful academic planning. Faculty involvement is dependent on the strength of the technical, marketing, and budgeting staffs, and involvement in the planning process may kindle faculty…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Faculty, College Governing Councils, College Planning
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