Post-Tenure Faculty Development: Building a System of Faculty Improvement and Appreciation

"National attention on posttenure review begs the question of what the underlying concern really is with posttenure faculty accountability and professional development. This report has the potential to contribute to our understanding of both issues. The sections on Posttenure Faculty Development in Action, Designing Development Activities for Tenured Faculty, and the Appendices are particularly useful to the practitioner because they move the topic from theory to practice." --Christine Licata, associate dean, Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf and senior associate, American Association for Higher Education, New Pathways II Project Alstete synthesizes the debate around posttenure review and develops a model for faculty development that combines the best principles of posttenure review with the long-standing practice of faculty assessment and development. He also explains why posttenure faculty development can make a difference in dealing with mandatory retirement caps, changes in student demographics, technology, and globalization. Even if your campus is not trying to implement posttenure faculty development, this report will make you stop and think about the latest practices and innovations.

Table of Contents:
Why Is Development of Tenured Faculty a Concern?; How Has Higher Education Responded to This Concern?; Post-Tenure Faculty Development in Action; Designing Developmental Programs for Tenured Faculty; Conclusion; Appendix A: Resources for Faculty Development; Appendix B: NUPROF Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Appendix C: Sample Guidelines for a Faculty Development Plan

About the Author :
JEFFREY W. ALSTETE is associate dean in the Hagan School of Business at Iona College, New Rochelle, New York. His areas of research interest include measures of competitive benchmarking, faculty development, administrative effectiveness, and organizational improvement. He is also the author of Benchmarking in Higher Education: Adapting Best Practices to Improve Quality (ASHE-ERIC 24:5).

Review :
"National attention on posttenure review begs the question of what the underlying concern really is with posttenure faculty accountability and professional development. This report has the potential to contribute to our understanding of both issues. The sections on Posttenure Faculty Development in Action, Designing Development Activities for Tenured Faculty, and the Appendices are particularly useful to the practitioner because they move the topic from theory to practice." (Christine Licata, associate dean, Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf and senior associate, American Association for Higher Education, New Pathways II Project) "This report is timely and addresses an area that is important to our campuses and to the field of faculty development." (Roseanna G. Ross, professor and director, St. Cloud State University and St. Cloud State University's Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence) "I found this report very useful as a review of the recent literature on faculty development that combines both empirical studies and examples of best practice. It has the potential to be very useful to many faculty leaders and administrators." (Martin Finkelstein, professor, Seton Hall University)