Improving Postsecondary Education

A review essay on L. Dee Fink's The First Year of College Teaching (San Francisco, Calif: Jossey-Bass, 1984); Zelda F. Gamson & Associates' Liberating Education (San Franciso, Calif: Jossey-Bass, 1984); Joseph Lowman's Mastering the Techniques of Teaching (San Francisco, Calif: Jo...

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Published in:Contemporary sociology (Washington) 1986-03, Vol.15 (2), p.190-192
Main Author: Berheide, Catherine White
Format: Article
Language:English
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Educational Reform
Higher Education
Review Essays
Teaching
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Summary:A review essay on L. Dee Fink's The First Year of College Teaching (San Francisco, Calif: Jossey-Bass, 1984); Zelda F. Gamson & Associates' Liberating Education (San Franciso, Calif: Jossey-Bass, 1984); Joseph Lowman's Mastering the Techniques of Teaching (San Francisco, Calif: Jossey-Bass, 1984); & Peter Seldin's Changing Practices in Faculty Evaluation (San Franciso, Calif: Jossey-Bass, 1984 [see listings in IRPS No. 33]). Different approaches to the problem of what constitutes superior Coll teaching are described. The skills involved -- eg, speaking ability, interpersonal ability, etc -- are fairly generally agreed upon. It is concluded that providing a supportive environment that values good teaching is crucial to the improvement of postsecondary education. 4 References. S. McAneny
ISSN:0094-3061
1939-8638
DOI:10.2307/2071658