This chapter looks at the challenges that higher education faculty are facing and explains
how development activities that recognize faculty as adult learners in a learning …

Professional development for tertiary teachers in Pakistan is problematic. In most cases, it
does not exist; and if it does, it is very brief, sporadic and traditional, and is conveyed off-site …

The purpose of this research was to study the Quality of Work Life (QWL) among public
university faculty members in Iran and providing strategies for its improvement. A descriptive …

本研究旨在探討台南市國民小學教師專業成長與學校效能之關係, 透過文獻分析建構教師專業
成長的六個向度與學校效能指標的五個向度, 並編製成問卷, 以台南市國民小學23 所, 301 …

This article theorizes mentoring in higher education, particularly considering the gap that
senior academic staff notice in terms of support after being granted tenure. Following …

To improve the quality of faculty life, Berea College developed a yearlong program exploring
teaching as a vocation. Sixteen faculty from different departments participated in the series …

Responses to a questionnaire revealed that faculty development professionals typically
juggle several roles—which they find to be energizing—and typically balance multiple …

Examination of a sample of teaching awards programs at colleges and universities in the
United States shows that the selection process for most is not based on explicit criteria …

Professional development (PD) was examined among faculty members to identify enablers
and inhibitors, and the coping strategies used to mitigate these. Three faculty members in …

In recent decades, feminism, race, and other contemporary studies have introduced
perspectives that reflect upon social justice issues for minority and oppressed groups. Yet …