Various propositions on college teaching and learning, established by the professor and graduate students in a course at the University of Florida, are presented. The importance of both the professional discipline and teaching components is stressed. The propositions are intended for graduate students to use as a resource of basic information…

This project examined three hypotheses: (1) teachers can learn to make explicit their own intuitive knowledge as it relates to specific matters and their teaching practice; (2) once a teacher has gained insight into her own knowledge, she can learn to coordinate it with the privileged descriptions of subject matters she is expected to teach; and…

The evaluation of teachers to see whether they meet state competency standards or should be considered for merit pay is usually limited to making sure they achieve a minimum level of performance and does not involve determining how their performance can be improved if they exhibit higher levels of competence. In Georgia's Fulton County, Mountain…

A questionnaire developed by John Centra was used in a nationwide survey done in 1975-76 to collect data on faculty development practices. This study used the same instrument to collect data on New Jersey secondary and post-secondary, public and private educational institutions. The data is used to compare: (1) the 1983-84 New Jersey data and the…

The New Faculty Mentoring Program at the University of Albany (New York) began in the fall of 1986 and involved 52 participants (26 mentors, 26 new faculty). The objectives were to help the new faculty: get acquainted with the campus and its academic environment; build their teaching careers; and advance toward tenure by becoming involved in…

This chapter examines, within the higher education context, the difficulties which instructional developers often encounter in gaining cooperation to achieve their goals. It is argued that instructional development in the university involves a paradox in that a great deal of money is provided for the improvement of instruction, but an environment…

Designed to encourage college administrators to place greater priority on faculty evaluation, this report provides an overview of the processes and outcomes of faculty evaluation and examines its relationship to faculty development and instructional improvement. Introductory comments recognize the lack of emphasis generally placed on faculty…

This annual report provides an overview and evaluation of the activities of Moraine Valley Community College's Center for Faculty and Program Excellence for the 1982-83 academic year. The first section of the report provides information on the history, purpose, and administration of the center, which was established in 1982 to strengthen and…

The seven articles contained in this book examine the role of the Catholic school principal. These articles address four topics: the call of the educational leader to excellence; the call of the principal to be a spiritual person; the call of the educational minister to be part of the team directing the total parish's educational ministry; and the…

The Teaching Resources Center (TRC) at American River College in California was developed to improve instruction and offer a variety of activities and services to faculty. Colleges interested in establishing a similar program should recognize that the development of a TRC requires planning, implementation, and evaluation. The planning phase begins…

This chapter contains a description of the research strategy and subsequent results of a study that was conducted to gather information about Instructional Improvement Centers (IIC) in higher education. An IIC is an organization that is charged with facilitating the improvement of those competencies of faculty members that will lead to an…

This chapter examines several aspects of the instructional development (ID) process as it occurs in higher education, and presents arguments: (1) in favor of using students in various aspects of the instructional development process; (2) in favor of "shotgunning" rather than taking on only large projects; and (3) against confusing instructional…

Women in academic appointments have published less frequently than men. Since this difference is only partially explainable on the basis of fewer years in higher education, a study was conducted to determine men's and women's perceptions and experiences of writing for publication in the field of counselor education. A sample of 82 counselor…

The relationship of staff development needs of teachers with the type of school district, levels of assignment, school district size, and teaching experience was examined. Three hundred and twenty-two teachers responded to the "Staff Development Needs Assessment for Effective Schools" instrument which measured perceived staff development needs…

An emphasis on improving the teaching of geography at the undergraduate level can result in an increase in geography majors at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Therefore, the discipline must develop and disseminate new approaches to teaching geography and must supply current information to faculty. Since the first contact many students have…