Full Description
Developing Faculty Members in Liberal Arts Colleges analyzes the career stage challenges these faculty members must overcome, such as a lack of preparation for teaching, limited access to resources and mentors, and changing expectations for excellence in teaching, research, and service to become academic leaders in their discipline and at these distinctive institutions.
Drawing on research conducted at the thirteen institutions of the Great Lakes Colleges Association, Vicki L. Baker, Laura Gail Lunsford, and Meghan J. Pifer propose a compelling Alignment Framework for Faculty Development in Liberal Arts Colleges to show how these colleges succeed-or sometimes fail-in providing their faculties with the right support to be successful.
Contents
CONTENTS
Foreword
Life at a Small Liberal Arts College
by Michael Reder
Note on the Text
Introduction
Developing Faculty Members in Liberal
Arts Colleges: Aligning Individual Needs
with Organizational Goals
PART ONE
Contexts of Academic Work in Liberal
Arts Colleges: Inside Institutions and Departments
1 Institutional Structures, Support, and Evaluation
2 Academic Departments
PART TWO
Understanding Faculty Members:
What They Do and What They Need
3 A Holistic View of Faculty Work
Lives in Liberal Arts Colleges
4 Aligning Faculty Needs with Institutional Priorities
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PART THREE
Aligning Resources: Supporting
Faculty Members and Academic Work
5 Mentoring and Key Relationships
6 Trends and Exemplars
PART FOUR
At the Intersection: A Space for
Innovation and Competitive Advantage
7 The Alignment Framework for Faculty
Development in Liberal Arts Colleges
Acknowledgments
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
References
Index
