ERIC Number: ED413805
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1997
Pages: 310
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ISBN: ISBN-0-674-00222-9
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Academic Duty.
Kennedy, Donald
This book by a former university president examines the state of the research university faculty, focusing on teaching and how success at teaching can be evaluated; ethical problems in reviewing the work of others, research and how it is supported; outside commitments; and research misconduct. Chapters include: "Academic Freedom, Academic Duty," and their counterparts, faculty responsibility and accountability; "Preparing," which examines the personal experiences that shape how faculty fulfill their academic duty; "To Teach," which examines faculty's ability to meet the challenge of helping students develop as individuals; "To Mentor," which looks at the complex interaction between advanced student and faculty mentor; "To Serve the University," which examines faculty roles in governance and institutional policy making; "To Discover," which examines the balance between scholarly research and productivity and teaching function; "To Publish," which examines scientific publishing and the problems of multiple authorship, disputes over credit, and plagiarism; "To Tell the Truth," which discusses the issue of trust as it relates to the relationship between the university and its public; "To Reach Beyond the Walls," which examines technology issues, outside consulting, and ownership of intellectual property; and "To Change," which sums up the process of redesigning the university and reclaiming its mission.(BF)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accountability, Career Development, College Administration, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development, Faculty Publishing, Faculty Workload, Graduate School Faculty, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Intellectual Freedom, Intellectual Property, Mentors, Research Universities, Teacher Responsibility, Teacher Student Relationship, Values
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Publication Type: Books; Information Analyses
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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