ERIC Number: EJ866773
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 19
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Models for Faculty Development: What Does It Take to be a Community-Engaged Scholar?
Blanchard, Lynn W.; Hanssmann, Chris; Strauss, Ronald P.; Belliard, Juan Carlos; Krichbaum, Kathleen; Waters, Emily; Seifer, Sarena D.
Metropolitan Universities, v20 n2 p47-65 2009
Community-engaged scholarship (CES) is gaining legitimacy in higher education. However, challenges of institutionalizing and sustaining it as a core value remain. Significant barriers exist for faculty choosing to incorporate CES into their teaching and research. Faculty development programs are a key mechanism for advancing faculty skills as well as increasing institutional support. This paper provides a framework and set of competencies for faculty pursuing CES, developed by the Faculty Development Workgroup of the Community-Engaged Scholarship for Health Collaborative. Examples of promising faculty development programs already underway and guidance for new programs are also offered.
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Faculty, Teacher Role, Educational Principles, Educational Change, Program Descriptions, Educational Cooperation, School Community Relationship, Allied Health Occupations Education, Professional Education, Scholarship, Organizational Change, Rewards, Models, Metropolitan Areas, Urban Areas, Faculty Evaluation, College Environment, Change Strategies, Incentives, Educational Policy, Faculty Development, Barriers, Competence
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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