As part of a campus self-study, more than 100 faculty members as a mid-sized private university met to explore the scholarship of teaching, and in a subsequent conversation, to focus on things that hinder the scholarship of teaching. To assess faculty workloads and determine their effect on the learning environment, a survey was developed and…

This document contains two sections: a literature review of material related to part-time faculty, and the review's bibliography. The most recent research indicates that the use of part-time faculty positions in higher education as a proportion of total faculty positions has reached a plateau. The recently released study by the U.S. Department of…

The idea of differentiation was initiated by educators of and researchers for students who were classified as gifted and talented. Subsequently, this concept has become part of the general belief system that educators must meet and address the needs of every child, regardless of ability levels. Researchers have found that most teachers state that…

The pledge of a department chairman to be accessible to faculty members by maintaining the open-door policy is discussed, and the wisdom and utility of this policy questioned. The chairman found himself taking home three briefcases full of work while his colleagues went to basketball games. (MLW)

Reveals the findings of the most recent American Society of Journalism School Administrators "Roundtable" survey. Shows that journalism faculty members with doctorates are likely to have five years of work experience. (HOD)

Explains and illustrates a method of measuring institutional cost effectiveness, which considers the following criteria: numbers of students, credit hours, and courses taught per semester; overhead; instructional costs; and salaries. (DMM)

Indicates that journalism program administrators at a workshop thought of research in terms of scholarly activity (either teaching/service or teaching/research) and that they tried to encourage collaboration between faculty members. Provides information on their responses to questions on a questionnaire they completed. (TJ)

Examines the plight of the overloaded secondary school foreign language teacher, with examples taken from Indiana statistics, and suggests that the attention of textbook writers and professional organizations be directed toward helping these teachers. (AM)

Discusses the workload of mathematics and science faculty in predominately undergraduate institutions and the impediments to their research activities. Provides data by discipline. (Contains 26 references.) (DDR)

Determined the proportion of instructional faculty and staff who taught distance education classes in fall 1998 and compared instructional faculty and staff who taught such classes with those who did not. Data from the National Study of Postsecondary Faculty show that across the United States about 6% of instructional faculty and staff who…

Discusses changing traditional higher education courses to a Web-based environment, focusing on faculty workload, and describes the development of online courses at Ohio University by a cohort of faculty from the College of Education and College of Music. Highlights include technical problems; instructional design; and psychological concerns of…

Presents guidelines for maximum class size and workload in English. Presents recommendations for the number of students in writing courses and the number of students in literature courses. Considers recommendations for hours of instruction, variety of courses, variable workloads, administrative duties, and part-time and temporary appointments. (SG)

Discussion of on-campus faculty development at the community college level focuses on online faculty development based on experiences at Central Maine Technical College. Topics include effective faculty development programs; the need for faculty development at community colleges; faculty community; technology training; stipends as incentives; and…

Teachers may be required to perform extra-duty assignments if they are professional in nature, not unduly time-consuming, and related to their specialty areas--even in the absence of policy statements. Teachers can be expected to take over study halls, attend parent-teacher association meetings, and supervise field trips, detention programs, and…

In response to documented shortcomings of the mathematics curriculum and the national distaste for math, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics have produced 1989 standards outlining broad curricular goals and assessment strategies. The current emphasis on procedural skills must yield to development of strong conceptual knowledge and…