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Standard 10
The Faculty
The
institutions instructional, research, and service programs are devised,
developed, monitored, and supported by qualified professionals. |
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Fundamental Elements of
the Faculty
Relative
to this standard, an accredited institution is characterized by:
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faculty
and other professionals appropriately prepared and qualified for the
positions they hold, with roles and responsibilities clearly defined, and
sufficiently numerous to fulfill those roles appropriately;
(10FE1 Data)
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educational curricula designed, maintained, and updated by faculty and
other professionals who are academically prepared and qualified;
(10FE2 Data)
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faculty
and other professionals, including teaching assistants, who demonstrate
excellence in teaching and other activities, and who demonstrate continued
professional growth;
(10FE3 Data)
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| Demonstrate institutional support for the
advancement and development of faculty;
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recognition of
appropriate linkages among scholarship, teaching, student learning,
research, and service;
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| published and
implemented standards and procedures for all faculty and other
professionals, for actions such as appointment, promotion, tenure,
grievance, discipline and dismissal, based on principles of fairness with
due regard for the rights of all persons;
(10FE6 Data)
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carefully articulated, equitable, and
implemented procedures and criteria for review of all individuals who have
responsibility for the educational program of the institution;
(10FE7
Data)
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criteria for the
appointment, supervision, and review of teaching effectiveness for part-time, adjunct, and other faculty consistent with those for full-time
faculty;
(10FE8 Data)
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adherence to principles of academic
freedom, within the context of institutional mission.
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Optional Analysis and Evidence:
National Survey of Student Engagement:
Institutional Environment (1. n, o, q, s; 7. d; 8. b)
2004 2005
2006 2007 2008 Summary
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