Open AccessFaculty Development in Out‐of‐the‐Way Places
Author(s) -
Atkins Sally S.,
Svinicki Marilla D.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-4822.1992.tb00205.x
Subject(s) - promotion (chess) , perspective (graphical) , faculty development , process (computing) , point (geometry) , pedagogy , sociology , medical education , psychology , public relations , engineering ethics , political science , professional development , medicine , engineering , computer science , law , geometry , mathematics , artificial intelligence , politics , operating system
The authors examine the concept of faculty development by pointing out some not so obvious places where the process of faculty growth may occur. They point to such arenas as institutional research, instructional research, faculty committees, team teaching, writing support, employee assistance, health promotion programs, administrative influence, and academic rituals as areas rich with the possibility for learning. Faculty development is thus defined as an institutional perspective in which learning and growth are valued in all aspects of faculty life.