Article describes case studies of 8 Foundation Coalition schools as they engaged in change processes in the engineering curriculum.
Undergraduate Change Theories
The Evolution of Curricular Change Models within the Foundation Coalition.
Author:Clark, Froyd, Merton, RichardsonYear:2004An Analysis of Frameworks for Research on Innovation and Change in Higher Education
Author:Dill, FriedmanYear:1979Reviews literature on innovation and change in higher education.
Teachers' Conceptions of Teaching, and the Making of Specific Decisions in Planning to Teach
Author:EleyYear:2006The author studies the relationship between teachers' conceptions of teaching and what they plan to do in their teaching.
The Mythologies of Faculty Productivity: Implications for Institutional Policy and Decision Making
Author:FairweatherYear:2002The author presents research that shows one basic conclusion: Faculty are rarely both simultaneously productive in teaching and in research.
Transforming U.S. Higher Education: An organizational perspective
Author:HearnYear:2003The Relation Between Research Productivity and Teaching Effectiveness: Complementary, Antagonistic, or Independent Constructs?
Author:Marsh, HattieYear:2002Authors examine empirically the multiple claims regarding the connection of research and teaching in university faculty.
Institutional Norms and Policies that Influence College Mathematics Professors in the Process of Changing to Reform-Based Practices
Author:McDuffie, GraeberYear:2003Conducted in-depth case studies of two math instructors as they tried to implement reform ideas into their math courses (for pre service teachers).
Revisiting Academics' Beliefs about Teaching and Learning
Author:Samuelowicz, BainYear:2001Very good overview of research on faculty beliefs about teaching and learning.
Guiding Principles for Facilitating Higher Levels of Web-based Distance Teaching and Learning in Post-Secondary Settings
Author:KanukaYear:2002Author presented a description of the process by which she developed principles of teaching and learning in web-based courses.
A Reconceptualization of the Research into University Academics' Conceptions of Teaching
Author:KemberYear:1997This is a review of conceptions of teaching.