COLLEGE INSTRUCTION--A STUDENT'S VIEWPOINT.
A college is a school of higher education, which is organized to provide instruction and study in the higher branches of learning. The focus of the college should, therefore, be on the education of its students, for theoretically this is the basic motivating force behind its organization and existence. The proper type of instructor, among other things, is one who can communicate to his students various concepts, philosophies, the desire to learn, procedure, and a whole host of other material. In the past, there have been very few serious attempts by colleges to study teaching effectiveness of their instructors, and more discouraging than the scanty attempts at such evaluation is the apparent widespread lack of concern with the problem. The way in which the school is organized, the design of its educational program and its administrative practices have little justification except as they stimulate and facilitate educational progress. Until teaching is raised to a position equal in importance, in prestige, and in rewards to research, no amount of manipulation of titles of courses or requisites will make much difference. Judgment as to teachers' success must rest with some responsible individual or group of individuals. No test, rating scale, or other device will furnish definite answers to questions of faculty selection, retention, and promotion.
- DOI
- 10.2308/tar-7086890
- Volume
- 27 (4)
- Pages
- 431-435
- Language
- en
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