Faculty development for student achievement : the QUE Project / Ronald J. Henry, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Henry, Ronald J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teachers--United States.

College teachers.

Curriculum enrichment.

United States.

Curriculum enrichment--United States.

Academic achievement--United States.

Academic achievement.

Physical Description:

xvi, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bolton, Mass. : Anker Pub., [2006]

Summary:

This book describes a seven-year project- Quality in Undergraduate Education (QUE)- that produced important changes in departments and in the teaching of individual faculty in 21 two- and four-year institutions across four states. Rather than a blow-by-blow report of the project, it focuses on the problems that led to the development of QUE: concern about low levels of student learning in postsecondary institutions and demands by state legislatures that funds for postsecondary institutions be tied to assessment of student learning. The story is told first from the organizational perspective in national and local campus meetings, and then from the point of view of faculty in five chapters, one for each discipline of biology, chemistry, English, history, and mathematics. This description of QUE is intended as a model for administrators and faculty seeking to meet the challenges of increasingly diverse students as well as the increasingly divergent ways to earn a degree.

Contents:

Introduction / Ronald J. Henry

The QUE process at the national level / Ruth Mitchell

The QUE process at the local level / Gloria John, Ruth Mitchell

Wandering through the world of standards : evolution of a biologist's perspective / Barbara Baumstark

Chemistry education today / Jerry Sarquis

The English chair's guide to a learning-centered curriculum / Susan Albertine

The QUE Project and history learning and teaching : the case of Long Beach State / Tim Keirn, Brett Mizelle

Mathematics and QUE : oil and water? / Bernard L. Madison, Susan L. Ganter

Reflections on success and recommendations to ensure it / Ruth Mitchell, Ronald J. Henry.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-253) and index.

ISBN:

1882982975

OCLC:

62741374