Open AccessThe evaluation of faculty development programs in the United States. A fifty-year retrospective (1970s-2020)
Author(s) -
Mary Deane Sorcinelli
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
excellence and innovation in teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2499-507X
DOI - 10.3280/exioa2-2020oa10801
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , theme (computing) , medical education , engineering ethics , medicine , psychology , computer science , engineering , programming language , operating system
This article provides a chronological review of models and studies on the evaluation of faculty development programs in the United States. The article is organized by decades, from the pre-1970s to 2020. The scope of the review, by design, is limited to a sampling of influential work, both classic and recent literature. An emergent theme from the review is that we now have robust models, criteria, and examples of how to better assess the quality, outcomes, and impact of faculty development programs. At the same time, what often is lacking are staff, time, skills, or resources to do so. This gap serves to highlight important questions for future research and practice.