What Board Members Need to Know about Faculty

Autor/inn/en	Trower, Cathy A.; Gitenstein, R. Barbara
Institution	Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
Titel	What Board Members Need to Know about Faculty
Quelle	(2013), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; Governance; Higher Education; Tenure; Academic Freedom; College Governing Councils; Unions; Participative Decision Making; Educational Planning; College Presidents; Recruitment; Administrator Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Amtszeit; Beschäftigungsdauer; Akademische Freiheit; Hochschulrat; Bildungsplanung; College president; Hochschulpräsident; Recruiting; Rekrutierung
Abstract	Changes in higher education require input and support from leaders across the campus--especially the board, the president, and the faculty. In American colleges and universities, this collaboration is known as shared governance. In order to engage effectively in shared governance with the president and the faculty, board members need to understand who the faculty are, what they do, how they are organized, and when they should be involved in institutional leadership and governance. This publication offers a succinct overview of the role that the faculty plays in their institutions, important features of their work lives--including shared governance, academic freedom, tenure, faculty governing bodies, and, at some institutions, unions--and changes taking place on campus to help board members better understand their counterparts in shared governance. Highlights include: (1) Trends regarding full- and part-time faculty and instructional staff employment status; (2) Explanation of faculty designations, workloads, and responsibilities; (3) Commonly cited pros and cons of tenure; (4) 5 best practices to enhance faculty-board engagement; and (5) 9 discussion questions for the board regarding faculty. (A list of recommended resources is included.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01