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Wright, Delivee L. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1989
Resources useful to teacher assistant training, including print materials, videotapes, and program-development guides are identified. (MLW)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Books, Clearinghouses

Baldwin, Roger G. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1984
Faculty development efforts should strive to create a work environment encouraging and rewarding continuing growth by faculty of all ages and experience and be flexible enough to respond to career growth objectives at successive career stages. This may require adaptation of general development programs or programs specifically for older faculty…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Administrative Policy, Aging (Individuals), Career Development

Andrews, John D. W. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1985
Approaches to developing teaching assistant programs are discussed, based on the organizational change literature. Five models are identified: rational planning, social interaction, human problem solving, political models, and a research and development approach. Political processes often can be blended with social interaction and problem-solving…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Planning, Higher Education, Organizational Change

Thaiss, Christopher – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1988
Continuing problems, troubling trends, and many opportunities face writing-across-the-curriculum planners in the future. Proponents must continue to believe in the benefits of writing-across-the-curriculum programs and widen and intensify networks of support. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Curriculum, Educational Change, Futures (of Society)

Boehnert, Joanna B.; Moore, G. A. B. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1985
The University of Guelph's Office for Educational Practice, an administrative unit for instructional development that relies on faculty volunteer leadership and participation, is described and discussed in the context of research on improvement of instructional effectiveness. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, College Instruction, Educational Research