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Faculty Responses to Learning Communities.
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Gabelnick, Faith; MacGregor, Jean; Matthews, Roberta S.; Smith, Barbara Leigh – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1990
Explores the characteristics and attitudes of faculty participating in college learning communities, what faculty value about the experience, opportunities for intellectual inquiry offered by the models, issues encountered in teaching in this context, and implications for the future of faculty work. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, College Role, Educational Environment
What Have We Learned? A Synthesis and Some Guidelines for Effective Motivation in Higher Education.
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Theall, Michael; Franklin, Jennifer – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1999
Reviews and synthesizes a number of motivational models, issues, and strategies, showing their interrelationship, relevance to higher education, and strongly similar conceptual themes and terminology. The models' consistency suggests that inclusion in a coherent community raises awareness and enhances positive attitudes; what emerges is a…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, College Environment, College Instruction
Academic Burnout: Faculty Responsibility and Institutional Climate.
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Armour, Robert A.; And Others – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1987
A detailed examination of faculty burnout looks at what it is, why it strikes, and what colleges and universities can do about. It concludes that in a broad sense, burnout is the condition of boredom, indifference, and discontent with the profession. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction
Graduate Education and the U.S. Faculty.
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Richlin, Laurie – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1993
The narrow research focus that graduate education has taken since World War II has resulted in research-trained Ph.D.s finding that, as they enter the professoriate, their main occupation is teaching undergraduates, for which they are unprepared. A greater emphasis on teaching in graduate schools is encouraged. (DB)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, College Instruction, Educational Change
The Stress-Producing Working Conditions of Part-Time Faculty.
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Gappa, Judith M. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1987
Part-time faculty members strongly believe that institutional employment policies and practices are developed for the primary benefit of the employer and contribute significantly to the job-related stress they experience. (Author)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, Employer Employee Relationship, Higher Education
Women and Minority Faculty Experiences: Defining and Responding to Diverse Realities.
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Johnsrud, Linda K. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1993
Based on a review of recent literature, demographic patterns and trends of female and minority college faculty are outlined and faculty perceptions of their experiences in academe are described. Three propositions concerning incentives, rewards, and college climate are offered for institutions striving to enhance and support a diverse faculty.…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Environment, College Faculty, Cultural Pluralism
Ivy Halls and Glass Walls: Barriers to Academic Careers for Women and Ethnic Minorities.
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Bronstein, Phyllis; And Others – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1993
Key institutional, social, and psychological factors that may be visible or invisible barriers to women and ethnic minorities seeking academic careers are examined, drawing on recent literature. Recommendations for change at the elementary, secondary, postsecondary, and graduate levels are offered. (MSE)
Descriptors: Career Development, College Environment, College Faculty, Cultural Pluralism