Describes an evaluation framework designed, developed, and implemented as an evaluation study of an existing faculty development program for family physicians at Michigan State University. A metaevaluation of the evaluation study identifies strengths and weaknesses of the evaluation framework. (Author)

Problems were investigated in organizing a program for faculty development among institutions of higher education, business, government, and nonprofit agencies. A sample of faculty members from higher education institutions and officers from industries and agencies were interviewed. A model for exchange of personnel was developed and tested.…

Two factors were investigated: the longitudinal nature of student ratings of instructors and the use of item banks for designing student rating questionnaires, especially for instructor feedback. (Author/MLW)

A series of interviews with 532 faculty, department heads, and upper-level administrators on 38 campuses revealed attitudes about general and specific elements of faculty vitality and aspects of institutional administration that promote it. (MSE)

Drawing on an institutional study of university faculty, an expanded institutional perspective designed to support and improve faculty and organizational vitality is proposed. Differentiated proactive policies and practices are recommended for different faculty groups. (Author/MSE)

Discusses several barriers to the use of technology, especially computers, including the state of the art of computer software, lack of teacher knowledge and skills in this area, and most important, the present governing structure that supports the traditional organization of education. (MBR)

Takes a retrospective look at a decade's change in the role of English at a midwestern university, and the English department's attempt to create a working community of scholars through a focus on writing improvement. (AEA)

One out of every two new teachers will quit teaching within five years; however, studies show that comprehensive induction programs can slash attrition rates in half and dramatically accelerate the professional development of new teachers. This book combines an overview of the current state of induction and mentoring with cutting-edge strategies…

Even a cursory review of the literature on secondary school reform makes a compelling case for why Iowa's secondary schools need to change. Experts agree that all youth will need to leave high school capable of taking advantage of post-secondary educational opportunities if they are to expect "economic success--even survival--in an economy…

Very little empirical research has examined mathematics education in rural schools and communities. A modest non-research literature, however, does exist, and this study analyzed it and found three themes describing the prescriptions given to rural mathematics educators: (1) mathematics education in rural schools needs to be fixed; (2) good things…

Educators love to say it takes a village to raise a child. This task is accomplished through the skills, talents, and support of good teachers. This manual is designed to help school administrators help their teachers and students reach their maximum potential. It contains tools, tips, and guidelines that school leaders around the nation use to…

This collection of papers describes research on school and system level change in Chicago's high schools. Papers include "Introduction: Setting Chicago High School Reform within the National Context" (Valerie E. Lee); (1) "The Effort to Redesign Chicago High Schools: Effects on Schools and Achievement" (G. Alfred Hess, Jr. and…

Because research has found that many students experience science as fragmented, this study examined the impact of modeling by science teachers during faculty development programs on participants' subsequent classroom instruction and on their students' science achievement and motivation. In two programs, liberal arts college science professors…

This paper describes a school-based professional development project for elementary teachers where all teachers from the school and university mathematics educators regularly met to share and plan mathematics teaching strategies for the school's diverse student body. Analysis of data from focus group interviews with participating teachers revealed…

This document describes a potential crisis at Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) due to the large numbers of faculty who are approaching or have already reached retirement age. NVCC is the third largest community college in the nation, made up of five campuses, soon to be six, and an Extended Learning Institute for distance learning. NVCC…