…belief that the teaching effectiveness of most “seniors” declines is strong and persistent. Is it true or yet another one of those academic myths? Interestingly most of the research on…
…campuses with extremely high levels of collaboration. In an interview with Academic Leader, Kezar talked about the driving forces behind the collaboration movement. Collaboration is being driven by the following…
Recruiting and hiring new faculty is time intensive and expensive. Despite the difficulties, hiring decisions are clearly among the most important that academic administrators ever make. The success of college…
…that the faculty member does not deserve tenure. Unfortunately, handling complaints is an unpleasant part of the job of an academic administrator, and it is one that must be done…
When you think about your school’s strategic plan, what words come to mind? Academic exercise? Waste of time? Dust collector? Paper weight? All too often, and despite the best intentions,…
…enriched their academic and professional careers. One of our doctoral candidates is a current elementary principal and he expressed his appreciation of being included in the grant and trip and…
…one or more participants feeling that the participation was a waste of time. Conducting doctoral-level focus groups A doctoral dissertation is a unique form of academic research. This type requires…
…more, the University of Phoenix (UOPX) Faculty Training and Development team, in conjunction with Dr. Eve Krahe Billings, dean of Academic Innovation and Evaluation at the University, developed and piloted…
