The purpose of this volume is to serve as an introduction and a guide to faculty development. Experienced practitioners as well as new faculty and faculty developers have found much that is useful in the volume. Several years have passed since the first edition of this book was published, and much has changed in the dynamic world of higher education in general and faculty development inspecific, so that a new edition is essential. Among the new topics addressed are working with adjuncts, diversity and multiculturalism, assessment, and thespecific issues of each campus type, including community colleges, research universities, and small colleges. Sections include: Part I: Establishing and Sustaining a Faculty Development Program Part II: Key Priorities in Faculty Development: Assessment, Diversity, and Technology Part III: Faculty Development Across Institutional Types, Career Stages, and OrganizationsKay J. Gillespie is professor emerita at Colorado State University and an independent higher education consultant. She has been involved in faculty development for more than thirty years. She served on The Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD) Core Committee, and was president of the organization in 1998-99. She was lead editor of the first edition of this title. Douglas L. Robertson is dean of undergraduate education and professor of higher education at Florida International University. He has been involved in promoting innovation in U.S. higher education for more than thirtyyears and has over twenty years of administrative experience in undergraduateand graduate education. He is chair of The Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education Publications Committee, as well as a member of the POD Core Committee. He has authored or coedited six books, including Making Time, Making Change: Avoiding Overload in College Teaching (New Forums Press, 2003) and Self-Directed Growth (Brunner-Routledge, 1988).
- ISBN: 978-0-470-40557-4
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 464
- Fecha Publicación: 23/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés