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ERIC Number: EJ214772
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Nov
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Professional Development: Substance or Fad?
Smith, H. Stuart, Jr.
Community and Junior College Journal, v50 n3 p36-38 Nov 1979
Discusses three issues that may weaken the professional development movement in higher education: overemphasis on teaching methodology in faculty development, administrative apathy towards the programs, and the lack of a philosophic framework upon which to develop the programs. (AYC)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Problems, Administrator Responsibility, Educational Philosophy, Faculty Development, Postsecondary Education, Professional Development, Teacher Alienation, Teacher Improvement, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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