Culture, intricacies, and obsessions in academia : why colleges and universities are struggling to deliver the goods / John J. Hampton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hampton, John J., 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.

United States.

College teaching--United States.

College teaching.

Universities and colleges--United States--Faculty.

Universities and colleges.

Universities and colleges--United States--Administration.

Administration.

Universities and colleges--Administration.

Universities and colleges--Faculty.

Physical Description:

xvi, 193 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]

Contents:

Part 1 Welcome to the Academy 1

1 Do We Hear the Tolling of the Bell for Higher Education? Are We Talking about Graves, Worms, and Epitaphs'? 3

Believe It or Not 3

Plight of Higher Education 4

Professors Worship the Ivy League 5

Delivering the Goods

The Challenge for Higher Education 6

Medieval Universities 7

The Professor 8

Professor as a Mentor 8

Four Stages of the Professoriate 9

Conclusion 11

2 What's All the Commotion about Culture, Professors, and Tenure? If We Change the System, Do We Change the World? 13

Believe It or Not 13

The Teaching Culture 14

Academic Freedom 16

Tenure as a Professor 16

Rebuilding Confidence 17

Obsessions in Academia 17

Cultural Model of the Academy 18

Tribal Categories 18

Academic Tribes 19

Conclusion 20

3 Would Anyone Care about My Own Stumbling Path into the Academy? Is My Truth Everybody's Truth? 21

Believe It or Not 21

Do Adults Know Everything? 22

Childhood Stories 22

The Halls of Academe 23

George Armstrong Custer 23

Historical Inconsistencies 24

Widely Known Facts? 24

Answers to Widely Held Beliefs 26

Greatness in the "Classroom" 26

What to Do Next? 27

Detour 28

An Accident Happened on the Way to Life 28

Conclusion 29

4 What Do Professors Believe and Why Do They Obsess about It? Who Says There's a Difference between My Beliefs and Madness? 31

Believe It or Not 31

Beliefs, Facts, and Decisions 32

The Hallowed World of Clichés 33

Higher Education Clichés 33

Academic Envy 35

Envy as an Academic Disorder 35

Academic Sources of the Disorder 35

Fiercely Held Beliefs 37

Why Do Beliefs Become Obsessions? 38

Relative Deprivation 39

Personal Deprivation? 39

Relative Depravity 40

Conclusion 42

5 Why Does Controversy Swirl around the Traditional Lecture? Can We Restore Confidence in an Old-Fashioned Classroom? 43

Believe It or Not 43

The Lecture 43

Russian Bear, American Whale 44

Enhancing the Lecture 45

Components of a Presentation 46

Presentation Humor 47

Involving the Audience in Humor 48

The Successful Lecture 48

Female Vice President 49

Caveat 50

Postscript 51

WordPerfect-Role-Playing in the Classroom 51

Classroom Exercise 53

Lecturing Outcomes 54

Conclusion 54

Part 2 The Professoriate 55

6 What Is the Failure of Academic Formation? Did You Learn the Right Skills or Waste Your Time? 57

Believe It or Not 57

Formation 58

Student Formation 59

Teacher Formation 59

Academic Formation 61

Teacher versus Academic Formation 61

Adequacy of Academic Formation 62

So What Is the Academic Formation? 63

Terminal Degree 63

Personal Academic Formation 64

Dark Side of Academic Formation 65

Through the Looking Glass 66

Conclusion 67

7 Why Do We Allow Intelligence Quotient to Crush Emotional Quotient?

If We're So Smart, Why Do We Have to Be Nice? 69

Believe It or Not 69

Intelligence in the Academy 70

Ten Types of Intelligence 71

Seven Types of Intelligence 72

Can Professors Develop a High IQ and EQ? 73

A PhD Hire at All Costs 74

Does the Degree Match the Discipline? 74

How Many Articles Do We Need? 75

Does EQ Work with Lectures? 75

Nursing or the Professoriate? 76

Do IQ Approaches Encourage Bad Behavior? 77

Conclusion 78

8 Why Do Colleges and Universities Pay Professors? Do They Pay Me What I'm Worth? 79

Believe It or Not 79

Getting Paid to Work 80

Attitudes and Skills 81

Compensation for Performance 82

Performance Appraisal 84

Performance Bias and Complexity 86

Performance Enhancement 86

Performance Evaluation 87

Conclusion 87

9 Why Would Anyone Agree to Be Department Chair? Do Agony, Stress, Conflict, and a Small Stipend Create Happiness? 89

Believe It or Not 89

Department Administration 90

Duties of the Chair 91

Faculty Hiring 91

Coaching and Evaluation 93

Department Diplomacy 95

Emails with Bill 95

Emails with Michael 97

Circling the Drain 98

Making the Trains Run on Time 98

Navigating the Rapids 99

Dean's Antagonist or Dean's Lackey 100

Old Guard, New Guard 101

Conclusion 101

Part 3 Obstacles Litter the Pathway 103

10 What Is the Conundrum of the Doctoral Dissertation? Even If You Get It Right, Do You Get It Wrong? 105

Believe It or Not 105

Scholarship or Magic 106

What Is a Doctoral Dissertation? 106

Goals of a Dissertation 107

Dissertation Categories 107

Obstacles to Finish a Dissertation 108

Introducing the Black Swan 108

Bring in the Faculty? 109

Bring in the Administration? 110

A Personal Black Swan 111

Conclusion 112

11 Is It Worth All the Grief to Complete a Doctoral Dissertation? What Is the Link between Dissertation Value and Degree Value? 113

Believe It or Not 113

Value of the Dissertation 114

Selecting an Area for a Dissertation 115

The Literature Review 116

The Research Itself 116

Order of Writing the Dissertation 117

Tips and Tricks 118

Suggested Timetable 118

Do You Need to Complete a Dissertation? 120

Dissertation Topics on Higher Education 120

What Happens When You Are Finally Successful? 121

Conclusion 122

12 Would Anyone Respect a Tripartite Dissertation? Can We Change Seven Centuries of Tradition? 123

Believe It or Not 123

What Is the Purpose of Writing a Dissertation? 123

Value of the Dissertation 125

What Is the Problem with the Dissertation? 125

Refinement of the Dissertation 125

Conclusion 126

13 Should You Do Whatever It Takes to Get Tenure? Should You Tell the Dentist Not to Use Novocain? 127

Believe It or Not 127

Academic Tenure 128

The Probationary Period 129

The Tenure Decision 129

Grounds to Terminate a Tenured Professor 129

Reality of Tenure 130

Imaginary Board Meeting Discussing Tenure 131

Different Views on Tenure 132

Is Tenure Bad for Students? 133

Seeking Tenure, Know Your Publication Choices 133

Ulrich's Peer-Reviewed List 134

SENSE Publishing Categories 134

Academic Department Rankings 134

What If You Don't Get Tenure? 135

Conclusion 138

Part 4 Help is On the Way 139

14 Should We Bring in the Jesuits? What Do We Think about This Suggestion? 141

Believe It or Not 141

The Society of Jesus 142

Care for the Entire Person 143

The Dissertation in Jesuit Formation 143

The Dissertation in Academic Formation 144

Conclusion 144

15 Is It Wartime or Peacetime for Colleges and Universities? Should We Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition? 145

Believe It or Not 145

War and Peace 146

Barbarians at the Gate 146

Military and Jesuit Formation 149

Scheduling Summer School 150

Wartime and Peacetime Decision Making 150

Decision-Making Anomalies 151

Wartime at Rollins College 152

Marshal, Eisenhower, and Patton 155

Conclusion 159

16 Why Don't We Just Reform the Professoriate? Couldn't We Get So Much More Done If We Didn't Have to Bother with Students? 161

Believe It or Not 161

What Is a College Student? 162

Instructional Strategies 163

Expectations of Faculty Members 163

Candidates for the Academy 164

Faculty Evaluation 165

Higher Education Fallacy in Hiring 166

Reform in the Academy 167

Conclusion 168

17 Why Does Reform Depend upon Liberals and Conservatives in the Academy? Conservatives Don't Like Liberals but Who Does? 169

Believe It or Not 169

Liberal Bias in Academia 169

Conservative Bias Outside Academia 170

Improving the Academy 170

Where Do You Stand? 171

What Do You Believe? 171

Purpose, Mission, and Vision 172

Postsecondary Categories 172

Criticisms of Higher Education 175

Tenure Has Negative Consequences 175

Promotion Standards Are Skewed 176

Real Reform with Liberals and Conservatives 176

The Five-Star Academy 176

Five-Star Attitudes 176

Sharing a Vision 177

Creating Your Own Pathway 178

Saving Nothing

for a Rainy Day 178

Following Up on Expectations 178

Pursuing Needs, Not Wants 179

Picking Your Battles 179

Searching for Weak Signals 179

Attracting Great People 180

Identifying Your Primary Stakeholder 180

Recognizing Failure Goes with Risky Decisions 180

Conclusion 181

18 What Does It All Mean at the End of the Day? Is the Sun Rising or Setting or Whatever? 183

Believe It or Not 1§3 Recommended Reforms in Higher Education 184

Faculty Handbook Modifications in a Five-Star Academy 185

End of the Journey 186

Parting Words 186.

Notes:

Includes index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hampton, John J., 1942- Culture, intricacies, and obsessions in academia.

ISBN:

9781475832709

1475832702

9781475832716

1475832710

OCLC:

961001920