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Effective processes, practices, and infrastructure are essential components of successful online teaching and learning efforts;
and they lead to a sense of faculty ownership of online teaching as well as enhanced support from an institution’s administration.
The institution’s recognition of faculty members’ efforts to teach online in relation to the traditional concepts of scholarship,
tenure, and promotion is an important motivational factor for sustaining effectiveness in the online learning environment.
This study examined institutional efforts to alleviate or overcome challenges faced by faculty members in creating and teaching
online courses, and we investigated faculty members’ perceptions regarding these institutional efforts. 相似文献
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Along with the “massification” of higher education in China since the late 1990s, the issue of quality and excellence appeared
at the top of China’s higher education agenda. Since faculty evaluation of teaching is one of the major approaches adopted
by China’s higher education sector to pursue quality and excellence, it is valuable to examine the effectiveness of faculty
evaluation of teaching practices adopted by the Chinese higher education institutions (HEIs). Study of current literature
reveals some similarities and differences between the faculty evaluation of teaching policies and practices between Chinese
and American higher education sectors. This paper examines the specific practices adopted by some top-tier Chinese HEIs and
American elite colleges and universities, summarizes and analyzes the major differences and similarities of faculty evaluation
of teaching practices between these two countries’ top-tier HEIs, and discusses the applicability of the American models to
the Chinese setting of higher education. Finally, a set of best practices regarding faculty evaluation of teaching are proposed
for Chinese HEIs. 相似文献
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The purposes of this micro-level, detailed qualitative study of a university faculty in a large city in China are threefold: to identify the sources of institutional promotion criteria, to illustrate the experiences of frontline faculty members with these criteria and their perceptions of them, and to discuss the possible bearings of the findings on the modification and reform of the existing system for faculty evaluation and promotion in China. The data and analyses suggest that promotion criteria at the institutional level are largely influenced and determined by the policies that are developed by regimes at the national level. My research further suggests that faculty members are highly reflexive and pragmatic with respect to external definitions of scholarship. Future efforts in faculty evaluation and promotion might need to move the locus of the teaching criteria for promotion to the departmental and workgroup levels and broaden the research criteria to include faculty “knowledge application.” Research work may need to be reviewed for content rather than evaluated in terms of language or quantity. 相似文献
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Drawing on 60 qualitative interviews with Canada research chairs (CRCs), we explore their careers in context. We develop a
model to understand the intersection of individual and institutional factors that shape the everyday experiences of the CRCs.
The model shows the dialectical relationship between faculty identity, research, relations with colleagues and students, and
institutional practices and structures. We classify individuals’ experiences as “good,” “bad,” or “ugly.” The interviews show
that while a majority of CRCs have a positive experience, others have a negative experience that is prone to becoming ugly
when institutional practices and systemic factors impede the work of the CRC. We discuss the perceived problems with the CRC
program from the standpoint of Chairholders, and the implications of our findings for the CRC program and universities. As
well, we propose that additional research on the professoriate is needed to determine whether or not the model from our study
is generalizable beyond our sample. 相似文献
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This study examines faculty perspectives on accreditation-driven institutional effectiveness activities in higher education and measures the impact of four predictor variables on faculty perceptions about the importance of institutional effectiveness activities. The findings suggest that three variables are critical to faculty support for institutional effectiveness activities: (i) institutional motivation for pursuing these activities; (ii) level of involvement or participation in institutional effectiveness activities; and (iii) definition of quality. The findings suggest some best practices that institutions can use to cultivate faculty support for institutional effectiveness initiatives. 相似文献
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Linda S. Fazio 《Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education》1985,10(2):147-157
This paper describes and analysies the use of a delphi research methodology to assess faculty perceptions of institutional needs and goals in an osteopathic medical education program. Use of the delphi to educate faculty in the administrative and political functioning of the institution as well as to involve all faculty in the refinement of specific needs and goals is discussed. Full‐time clinical and basic science faculty of the New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine provided an example of the varied uses of the delphi research methodology in higher education and specifically in profesiional higher education. The three rounds of the delphi procedure produced faculty consensus on the following institutional variable items: (a) the philosophical and functional orientation of the curriculum; (b) location and design of the physical campus facilities and environment; (c) faculty issues of tenure, promotion, salary and merit; (d) teaching, and the evaluation of teaching; (e) student characteristics and admissions policies; and (f) administrative structure and communication networks. 相似文献
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Using critical race theory as an analytical framework to examine White privilege and institutional racism, two teacher educators, in a rural predominantly White university tell counterstories about teaching for social justice in literacy and mathematics education courses. In sharing our counterstories in this paper, we, women faculty of color, challenge Whiteness and institutional racism with the hopes of: (1) promoting social justice teaching in order to globally prepare (pre-and-in-service) teachers and educational leaders to motivate and empower ALL students to learn; (2) dismantling racism to promote better wellbeing for women faculty of color; and (3) moving educational communities at large closer toward equitable education, which is a fundamental civil right. After analyzing the counterstories, we suggest that university leaders establish policies and practices to support (recruit, retain, and promote) faculty/leaders of color, not just mainstream academics. Working toward equity and justice, we strive to form alliances between Whites and Others. 相似文献
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Al Smith 《Community College Journal of Research & Practice》2013,37(3):209-225
The staff development goals and activities of United States community colleges were studied. A total of 1,315 questionnaires were mailed to community college academic deans in the spring of 1979. Of the 687 colleges responding, 413 indicated that their college had an organized staff development program or set of activities, and another 241 colleges indicated no such program at this time. The results showed that the most frequently mentioned staff development goals of the 31 goals studied related to the improvement of the full‐time teaching faculty as opposed to part‐time faculty and other academic and non‐academic support personnel. Second, the most highly rated and used practices were travel and grants programs for faculty. Some of the least effective of 48 practices investigated were programs for the “faculty evaluation of college administrators” and “lighter than normal teaching loads for first‐year faculty.” It is recommended that colleges offer a variety of staff development programs for each of their staff development groups and that research be conducted to determine participant perceptions of the usefulness of various staff development practices. 相似文献
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Leonard L. Baird 《Research in higher education》1986,25(3):211-225
The correlates of average departmental annual research journal publication rates of faculty were examined in three disciplines: chemistry, history, and psychology. Variables studied included factual information about each department, faculty perceptions and ratings, and graduate students' perceptions and ratings. Content included academic programs, specific policies and practices, characteristics of students, faculty, facilities, etc., as well as the quality of teaching and human relations in the departments. Although the common results indicated the importance of able faculty and students, a strong emphasis on research and the provision of time and funds for faculty to pursue research, there were discipline-specific patterns of results. In chemistry the pattern of productive departments suggested large research laboratories, in history a scholarly apprenticeship approach, and in psychology an emphasis on research over practice. Discipline specific studies may be the best approach to understanding research productivity. 相似文献
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Evangellos-Vagelis Dedoussis 《Higher Education》2007,54(1):135-156
Third-country faculty are faced with significant challenges interacting with university students who come from different socio-cultural
backgrounds and have different expectations regarding faculty’s role, behavior, and leadership style. This paper compares
diversity practices and action options that can facilitate or hinder the integration of third-country faculty across five
universities established in an equal number of countries. The proportion of third-country faculty in American universities
abroad is also used to provide a measure of diversity. Notwithstanding recent trends pointing to the internationalization
of higher education universities have yet to develop an appropriate institutional mentality along with supporting diversity
policies that would help them gain global efficiencies by hiring qualified international faculty. This may have serious implications
for organizational effectiveness with respect to resource acquisition and even the long-term survival of the organization.
The author is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Management and E-Business in the School of Business, the
American University in Dubai. 相似文献
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Richard B. Fletcher Luanna H. Meyer Helen Anderson Patricia Johnston Malcolm Rees 《Higher Education》2012,64(1):119-133
Assessment in higher education serves multiple purposes such as providing information about student learning, student progress,
teaching quality, and program and institutional accountability. Yet, little is known about faculty and students’ attitudes
regarding different aspects of assessment that have wide-ranging implications for policy and practice in tertiary institutions.
To investigate these views, parallel surveys of conceptions of assessment were administered to faculty and undergraduate students
across four tertiary institutions including universities, an indigenous tertiary institution, and an institute of technology.
A mean and covariance structures approach was used to test for measurement invariance and latent means differences between
faculty and students regarding their conceptions of assessment. Results revealed differences in the latent means across the
two groups. Faculty were likely to view assessment as a trustworthy process aiding teaching and learning, whereas students
viewed assessment as focussed primarily on accountability and perceived assessment as irrelevant or even ignored in the teaching
and learning process. These findings highlight the importance of ensuring that assessment policy and practices are fit for
purposes, and are being carried out with integrity in ways that are transparent to and understood by both staff and students.
While these results show how staff and students view assessment practices, one should keep in mind that while the sample was
large and did incorporate different types of tertiary institutions, the inclusion of a broader range of disciplines would
make the conclusions more generalizable. 相似文献
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Jaime Lester 《Community College Journal of Research & Practice》2013,37(5):444-462
Community colleges have provided an entree into higher education for many women. Yet, women faculty perceive the overall climate of community colleges as “chilly.” To deconstruct the interpersonal dynamics that may lead to perceptions of a chilly climate, this study examines the prevalence of workplace bullying among and between community college faulty. The purpose is to understand the nature of harassment, the ways in which women define and respond to it, and the importance of contextual factors in the prevalence. Workplace bullying is a form of interpersonal aggression that has implications for how individuals perceive the organizational climate, job productivity, and job satisfaction. Findings from this study indicate that workplace bullying among faculty includes many subtle practices characterized by informal and formal use of power, faculty workplace bullying is affected by several enabling structures specific to the context, and victims typically respond with avoidance. This study has implications for harassment policies, faculty involvement in institutional governance, and the gendered nature of interpersonal dynamics. 相似文献
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Researchers conducted a national survey of administrators at doctorate-granting universities to determine the current status of institutional policies and practices related to the organization and governance of online courses, faculty incentives to develop and teach online, and course ownership. Survey results document a wide variation in policies and practices, yet they also identify common practices. About 82% of the universities gave extra pay to faculty to develop online courses, and 94% provided campus-based faculty development workshops or training on online education. The large majority of institutions hired professional course designers (84%) and provided technical assistance to students (86%). Another 84% had an intellectual property policy in place or were developing one, and 77% shared revenues from online courses with academic colleges, schools, or departments. Although these practices existed on campuses, they were not always instituted campuswide. The researchers found statistically significant relationships for a number of faculty incentives and support services and faculty willingness to be involved in online education. 相似文献
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Donna Chamely-Wiik Brian T. Cooney Michael A. DeDonno 《Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning》2020,28(1):78-97
ABSTRACTIn this study, we investigated a profile of faculty who mentor undergraduate researchers at a four-year Hispanic-serving, public research university. Six variables were investigated: ethnicity, gender, age, tenure status, teaching evaluations, and research productivity. Data were compiled from institutional databases. Findings showed a greater percentage of tenured faculty mentoring undergraduate researchers while the percent of minority UR faculty mentors was consistent with institutional percentages. Additionally, findings included a higher percentage of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Undergraduate Research (UR) underrepresented minority faculty mentors compared to STEM Institution (INST) underrepresented minority faculty. For research productivity, UR faculty mentor funding comprised 28.0% of all external grant awards and 36.0% of all external funding during the sampling period. The majority funding for INST and UR faculty were found to be in the STEM disciplines. These findings provide evidence of potential predictors to describe UR faculty mentor profiles and can be considered important information for determining future educational policies and practices. 相似文献
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Joseph F. Grcar 《Higher Education》2011,61(6):693-720
Research universities in the United States have larger mathematics faculties outside their mathematics departments than inside.
Members of this “extensive” faculty conduct most mathematics research, their interests are the most heavily published areas
of mathematics, and they teach this mathematics in upper division courses independent of mathematics departments. The existence
of this de facto faculty challenges the pertinence of institutional and national policies for higher education in mathematics,
and of philosophical and sociological studies of mathematics that are limited to mathematics departments alone. 相似文献
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The purpose of this study was to investigate university faculty’s perceptions of teaching support and their teaching efficacy
in Taiwan. In addition, the relationship of perceived teaching support to faculty’ teaching efficacy was examined. Questionnaires
measuring three dimensions of teaching support and six dimensions of teaching efficacy were distributed to 1,700 university
faculty members, yielding 505 complete sets of responses. The public faculty show higher perceptions of teaching support and
teaching efficacy than do their counterparts. The correlation coefficients between perceived teaching support and teaching
efficacy among the public faculty are lower than those among the private ones. Peer support, teaching resources, and university
type have some impact on faculty teaching efficacy. Administrative support, however, does not make a significant additional
contribution to the variance in teaching efficacy. 相似文献
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Nikos Macheridis 《Tertiary Education and Management》2018,24(2):128-143
This article develops and implements an agile management approach in higher education. Such an approach follows core practices, such as project plans. The project manager has to identify the agility drivers that represent changes and pressures; prioritize agility capabilities to take advantage of changes; identify agility providers to obtain agility capabilities; and make managerial choices to manage the project. The object of the study is a department at a public university; it must follow the institutional framework and laws, and the university and faculty decisions, strategies and policies. The article discusses how agility can be created in such circumstances. 相似文献