FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION IN TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Titel:
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION IN TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Auteur:
Richardson, Russ Moore, Wayne
Verschenen in:
Community college journal of research and practice
Paginering:
Jaargang 11 (1987) nr. 1 pagina's 19-32
Jaar:
1987
Inhoud:
This study surveyed Texas community colleges to assess the extent of faculty development programs and the means, the purpose, and degree to which they were evaluated. Ninety percent of the 62 community colleges responded to the Fall 1985 survey with 93% of the respondents indicating that they had organized faculty development programs. The data gathered revealed that most programs were group oriented, perceived as effective, and offered at higher rates than previous studies have indicated. However, the methods used to determine effectiveness were, on the whole, not measures of changes in teacher or student behavior. In addition, there is little evidence that the programs are being used as a major instrument for institutional change and improvement that is linked to the accomplishment of college goals and the establishment of accountability. It is suggested that faculty development programs can improve by being more diligent in the pursuit of opportunities to effectively evaluate outcomes and by focusing on more individual than group activities.
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