Fitzpatrick provides a brief history of endowed chairs and explains how they preserve academic freedom and nursing's place in scientific inquiry. Carnegie relates her experiences in endowed chairs and describes the chairholder's role as an inspiring presence. (SK)

Discussion of criteria for hiring and the development of university teachers focuses on the development of an instrument for students to evaluate teachers' effectiveness. A copy of the instructor evaluation form developed at DePaul University (Chicago) is included, and suggestions for a program to improve teaching are offered. (LRW)

Performance counseling with college faculty is advocated as a humanistic approach to faculty evaluation. Discussed are performance goals, the delineation of professional competencies necessary to reach those goals, and factors affecting performance of faculty members. (DB)

Investigates how advertised university faculty positions in English were filled. Examines types of advertising and types of positions, as well as numbers of applicants. Finds consistency between the positions advertised and the positions filled. (PRA)

Identifies eight major factors likely to affect faculty development programs during the 1990s (faculty shortages, recruitment process, affirmative action, multiculturalism, divergent teaching strategies, research and training, national standards, and assessment). Suggests that these trends are interrelated, ultimately providing a foundation for…

A faculty development program combining social services, human performance, psychology, nutrition, audiology, and nursing had four phases: study of gerontology theories, practical experience, course development, and test of curriculum materials. Ten faculty developed 50 instructional units; 300 undergraduate students demonstrated significant gains…

As experience and expertise develop and grow, college faculty's view of publishing scholarly articles can change from regarding it as a necessary and difficult survival skill to viewing it as a process that contributes to the direction of the profession and the self-actualization of counselor educators and supervisors. (Author/MKA)

Analyzes aspects of the professional life of Italian mathematics teachers with particular reference to their education. Outlines some issues that characterize the Italian system of instruction. (ASK)

Suggests communication department chairs question the usefulness of mentoring for new faculty members. Examines the mentor's functions and indicates special concerns that may affect mentoring in academia. Argues that a formal mentoring process benefits the new hiree. Provides concrete guidance that a mentor can offer in the areas of scholarship,…

Using an embedded case-study design, examines what factors motivate (high-school) teachers to engage in professional-development activities, how they experience professional learning, and how work context influences their learning experiences. A complex nesting of work contexts limits types of learning activities and knowledge available to…

As teachers learn new ways of teaching, facilitators of teacher professional development must relearn their craft, expanding beyond workshops and courses and balancing interpersonal sensitivity with the need to challenge prevailing practices and beliefs. The goals of professional development should be to develop teachers as individuals and foster…

Describes a model of professional development designed to improve the skills and knowledge of teams of special-education and regular-education teachers in science, mathematics, and technology instruction. The program led to the development of coping skills and persistence in science and mathematics teaching for all students. (Author/CCM)

The Internet gives Appalachian students and teachers access to resources well beyond what libraries could provide or poor schools could afford. Focusing on Morgan County (Ohio) and Alvin C. York Institute (Fentress County, Tennessee), the benefits of Internet access are discussed, as well as efforts to provide three elements of access: adequate…

Describes how various schools nationwide have carved study time out of their schedules in order to make professional development a seamless part of their work day, noting how many schools find it difficult to create this study time. These whole-faculty study groups work seriously and purposefully to increase teachers' knowledge and skills. (SM)

The unique needs of alternatively certified teachers merit a customized induction program. This paper presents data from a recent study of beginning alternatively certified teachers in Oklahoma, examining characteristics of the teachers studied, frustrations among new teachers, insufficient resources and materials, training needs, relationships…