The Full-Time Faculty Handbook

by Virginia Bianco-Mathis; Neal Chalofsky

• ISBN13: 9780761912231
• ISBN10: 0761912231
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-11-17
• Publisher: Sage Publications

Summary

The major components of a life in the academy - teaching, advising, publishing, research and service - are examined in this book. Practical, comprehensive, and engaging, the Handbook will appeal to a broad audience across all academic disciplines - from new professors to tenured faculty.

Author Biography

Rosemarie Bosler is Associate Professor of Education at Trinity College in Washington, DC Walter A. Brown is Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration at George Washington University Nyla Carney is Associate Dean for the School of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Language and Literature at Marymount University Sharon Johnson Confessore is Associate Professor of Human Resource Development and Director of the Executive Leadership Program at George Washington University Sharon Ahern Fechter formerly Associate Dean for Liberal Studies, Continuing Studies, and Performing Arts, is Professor of Spanish and English as a Second Language at Mount Vernon College in Washington, DC. She also serves as the Director of Inter-Institutional Collaboration for Project 2001, a Mellonfunded project at Middlebury College James J. Fletcher holds a PhD in philosophy from Indiana University Mary Hatwood Futrell is Associate Professor of educational policy studies and Director of the GSEHD Center for Curriculum, Standards, and Technology Sharon L. Levin is Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Trinity College in Washington, DC Teresa Long is Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department of Accounting, Economics, and Finance at Marymount University Rhonda J. Malone is Assistant to the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs at the University of Maryland William J. A. Marshall is Professor and Chair of the Department of Administration and Supervision, Gallaudet University Karen L. Medsker is Professor and Chair of the Human Resources Department in the School of Business Administration at Marymount University Sondra K. Patrick coordinates Institutional Assessment at Marymount University Theodore E. Stone is Director of the Office of Learning Technologies and Media Center for the University of Maryland School of Nursing in Baltimore

Table of Contents

Introduction: Academic Life and Career	vii
Virginia Bianco-Mathis
Neal Chalofsky
Part I. Academic Roles and Responsibilities
Administration and Management	3	(14)
Nyla Carney
Teresa Long
Teaching and Learning	17	(52)
James J. Fletcher
Sondra K. Patrick
Student Advising	69	(28)
Rosemarie Bosler
Sharon L. Levin
Academic Research	97	(16)
Sharon Ahern Fechter
University Service	113	(16)
William J. A. Marshall
Professional Service	129	(14)
Karen L. Medsker
Part II. Issues and Trends
Professional Development and Advancement	143	(22)
Rhonda J. Malone
New Learning Approaches: Conceptualizing the Learning-Teaching Interaction	165	(12)
Sharon Johnson
Technology: Computers, Distance Learning, and the Virtual University	177	(18)
Theodore E. Stone
Diversity in Higher Education	195	(18)
Mary Hatwood Futrell
Walter A. Brown
Epilogue	213	(2)
Neal Chalofsky
Virginia Bianco-Mathis
Index	215	(8)
About the Editors	223	(2)
About the Contributors	225