 Creating the Future of Faculty Development: Learning from the Past, Understanding the Futurereviewed by Leslie B. Sims - April 05, 2006  Title: Creating the Future of Faculty Development: Learning from the Past, Understanding the FutureAuthor(s): Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Ann E. Ausin, Pamela L. Eddy, and Andrea L. Beach Publisher: Anker Publishing Co, Bolton ISBN: 1882982878, Pages: 240, Year: 2006 Search for book at Amazon.com Faculty development is a prominent feature of academic administration, especially in an era of heightened accountability to those who fund universities, as well as to the general public. Faculty development programs aim to realize the maximum benefit from the investment in faculty as the principal resource of the university. The authors of Creating the Future of Faculty Development are highly qualified researchers in the area of academic and faculty issues whose previous works include authoritative publications that represent a solid foundation for the current volume. This volume does an admirable job of tracing the history of faculty development in the United States, explicating the current status of faculty development programs, and anticipating the future needs and challenges for this vital area of academic administration. Included in the work is a thorough review of the evolution of faculty development and faculty development programs (chapter 1), a portrait of current programs drawn... (preview truncated at 150 words.) To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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