Two Types of Procedural Dissatisfaction with Institutions: Lessons from Faculty Senate Reform

2000 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward L. Lascher
Keyword(s):  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 552-552
Author(s):  
Melissa Cannon

Abstract A crucial first step in preparing to become an Age-Friendly University (AFU) is seeking endorsement from the campus community and leadership. This presentation describes the mapping of the AFU principles to the strategic plan and initiatives of Western Oregon University, leading to endorsement by its faculty senate, and highlights a study of the older community members’ use of the university, laying the groundwork for advancing age-friendliness on campus. Data were collected through surveys (N=46), interviews (N=9), and photovoice method (N=7) with older adults, and data were analyzed using SPSS, team coding, and intensive group discussion to develop categories and themes. Themes emerged related to how the college campus is used by older adults, the need to promote lifelong learning to the community, and the need to address accessibility issues in order to be more age-friendly, providing helpful insight to other institutions of higher education seeking to join the AFU network.


Academe ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
pp. 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph E. Gilmour,
Keyword(s):  

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-147
Author(s):  
Sandra L. Faulkner

In this interpretive autoethnography1 (Denzin, 2014), the author rewrites a Faculty Senate survey from her university on Ohio HB 48, a bill that allows licensed individuals to conceal and carry guns in public places such as schools and day care centers. The use of personal narrative and satire highlights the dialectic of violence as natural aggression versus violence as a learned and lauded cultural behavior.


Author(s):  
Семен Резник ◽  
Semen Reznik ◽  
Александр Антонов ◽  
Aleksandr Antonov ◽  
Ольга Вдовина ◽  
...  

The textbook is devoted to the activities of the Dean's corps of higher educational institutions. The chapters of the book are combined into five modules: the faculty and its head in the University management system, technology management faculty, management of economic and legal activities, management of educational programs, monitoring and evaluation of the faculty. Special attention in the new saniutele computerize the activities of faculty working in the electronic information educational environment. The textbook is intended for deans and their deputies, methodical workers of deans, reserve for nomination, but will also be useful to all management personnel of higher educational institutions.


2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 93-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talia Bar ◽  
Vrinda Kadiyali ◽  
Asaf Zussman

Grade inflation and high grade levels have been subjects of concern and public debate in recent decades. In the mid-1990s, Cornell University's Faculty Senate had a number of discussions about grade inflation and what might be done about it. In April 1996, the Faculty Senate voted to adopt a new grade reporting policy which had two parts: 1) the publication of course median grades on the Internet; and 2) the reporting of course median grades in students' transcripts. The policy change followed the determination of a university committee that “it is desirable for Cornell University to provide more information to the reader of a transcript and produce more meaningful letter grades.” It was hoped that “More accurate recognition of performance may encourage students to take courses in which the median grade is relatively low.” The median grade policy has remained to date only partially implemented: median grades have been reported online since 1998 but do not yet appear in transcripts. We evaluate the effect of the implemented policy on patterns of course choice and grade inflation. Specifically, we test two related hypotheses: First, all else being equal, the availability of online grade information will lead to increased enrollment into leniently graded courses. Second, high-ability students will be less attracted to the leniently graded courses than their peers. Building on these results we perform an exercise that identifies the extent to which the change in student behavior resulted in an increase in the university-wide mean grade.


Academe ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 91 (6) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Matross Helms ◽  
Tanya Price
Keyword(s):  

1975 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Moore
Keyword(s):  

Author(s):  
Lane Boyte Eckis ◽  
Dionne M. Rosser-Mims ◽  
Trellys A. Riley ◽  
Vijaya L. Gompa

The purpose of this chapter is to examine how gender positively influences processes and procedures of faculty-led groups within higher educational institutions. A closer inspection of the gender makeup of these faculty-led groups may shed light on the role gender plays in shaping the policies pursued. There will be a section on the effectiveness of using an online platform in terms of efficiency and communication dynamics. The authors, who served as faculty senate leaders, will use a case study approach, plus their own reflections, to explore ways to improve institutional effectiveness within faculty governance.


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