James Pawley: Scholar, Teacher, Inventor

Comparative evaluation of teaching by scholar and teacher self-assessment

Introduction: Teacher appraisal is an issue which is becoming increasingly important in educational system. The results of evaluation of teaching and teacher self- assessment can look for the strength and weakness of teaching and improving the quality of education delivered. This study was aimed to determine the proportion between the student's opinions about teaching performance of teacher s...

James L. Flanagan: A Scholar and a True Gentleman [Reflections]

James L. Flanagan J ames (Jim) L. Flanagan was born 26 August 1925 and grew up on a cotton farm in Greenwood, Mississippi. He graduated from high school in 1943 and completed his freshman year at Mississippi State University before joining the U.S. Army at age 18. He returned home about three years later, picked up his studies with the help of the G.I. Bill, and graduated with a B.S. degree in ...

The Teacher-Scholar Project: how to help faculty groups develop scholarly skills.

Nursing education's challenge in the new millennium is to prepare all nurses as scholars. With many nurse educators feeling like impostors when it comes to scholarship, this is no small task. Turning the millenial challenge into an opportunity, this article describes how a collaborative faculty development initiative is turning a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence school's "schola...

F. W. Lancaster as Scholar, Teacher, and Mentor: Reflections of Students

This essay captures the reflections of several students who studied with Professor F. W. Lancaster during his tenure at the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) from 1970 to 1992 and beyond. It is organized around the emerging themes as expressed by a diverse group of students in the United States and from around the globe. These students have given ...

The Individual Inventor