The Full-Time Faculty Handbook / Edition 1

by Virginia E. Bianco-Mathis, Neal Chalofsky

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761912224
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/17/1998
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Virginia Bianco-Mathis began her career with management positions at C&P Telephone as a training and development manager, then Lockheed-Martin working in corporate training and development. Later, she joined The Artery Organization as vice president of human and organization development.

After receiving her doctorate, Dr. Bianco joined Marymount University and began teaching, consulting, presenting, and writing in her areas of expertise: organizational change, strategic planning, executive coaching, organizational communications, team building, and leadership development. Her most recent publications include Leading from the Inside Out: A Coaching Model (Sage, 2002), Organizational Coaching: Building Relationships and Programs that Drive Results (ASTD Press, 2009), and Executive Stories to Change Your Mindset (The Public Manager, Fall 2011).

Dr. Bianco has forged partnerships with the American Society of Training and Development and the Society of Human Resource Management in order to align their researched competencies with Marymount’s Human Resource Management degree programs. Dr. Bianco consults with major organizations throughout the country, writes a weekly online column for the The Washington Post entitled “On Success,” and is an editor for the OD Journal.

Table of Contents

Introduction - Virginia Bianco-Mathis and Neal Chalofsky
Academic Life and Career
PART ONE: ACADEMIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Administration and Management - Nyla Carney and Teresa Long
Teaching and Learning - James Fletcher and Sondra Patrick
Student Advising - Rosemarie Bosler and Sharon Levin
Academic Research - Sharon Ahern Fechter
University Service - William Marshall
Professional Service - Karen Medsker
PART TWO: ISSUES AND TRENDS
Professional Development and Advancement - Rhonda Malone
New Learning Approaches - Sharon Confessore
Conceptualizing the Learning-Teaching Interaction
Technology - Theodore Stone
Computers, Distance Learning and the Virtual University
Diversity in Higher Education - Mary Hatwood Futrell and Walter Brown
Epilogue - Neal Chalofsky and Virginia Bianco-Mathis

Editorial Reviews

Examines major components in the life of the academy, including teaching, advising, publishing, research, and service. Themes woven throughout include political realities versus the ideal, managing a career, maintaining passion for teaching, and strategies for success. Addresses trends such as distance learning, outcome assessment, and continuous learning. For new professors to tenured faculty. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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