Introduction: Faculty development (FD) is defined broadly as the range of activities that institutions use to assist faculty in their roles and fields including teaching, research administration. And now expected be more effective creative teaching methods. Objectives: To determine needs assessment for development. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place duration study: Wah Medical College, ...

This study examined whether the effects of student–faculty interaction on a range of student outcomes—i.e., college GPA, degree aspiration, integration, critical thinking and communication, cultural appreciation and social awareness, and satisfaction with college experience—vary by student gender, race, social class, and first-generation status. The study utilized data on 58,281 students who pa...

describe increased struggles between academics and administrators—struggles arising from the rapidly expanding role of administration in collegial governance. This expansion challenges faculty preference for slower, deliberate change, and for collegial, consensual decision-making. “You will find universities that 10 years ago were run in a collegial fashion now completely structured to look fro...

68A realistic research experience is beneficial to undergraduate students, but it is often difficult for liberal arts colleges to offer this opportunity. We describe two approaches for developing and maintaining an interdisciplinary research program at small colleges. An active and continuing involvement of an individual with extensive research experience is an essential element in both. One mo...