I would have to say that the question is not a good example of unbiased item writing for a survey. The very question assumes that teaching publications are not substantive. I wonder if many readers of the question would then assume that maybe a teaching publication was a note in a teacher's newsletter (or a message to TIPS?) or some other non-substantive work. I would like to see it asked something like, "in your evaluations of faculty research that is published in peer reviewed scholarly journals, do you give less weight to research published in the area of teaching in your discipline?" I can imagine that there would still be a difference with such a question (more in Natural Sciences than Social Sciences I would guess) probably because the Natural Sciences don't consider teaching to be an area within the purview of Natural Sciences. Another issue would be what brings in the most outside funding to the department. I am guessing that there are many more lucrative areas of research in many areas of science than teaching in the discipline.
Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3055 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> (479)524-7295 http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman From: Christopher D. Green [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 8:12 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] News: What Counts for Tenure - Inside Higher Ed This will interest many TIPSters: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/07/20/polisci Here's a snip: "Further, the survey found that the "scholarship of teaching" ideas of Ernest L. Boyer -- in which colleges would see research and publication related to pedagogy or teaching as "counting" -- has not been embraced by a majority of departments in any sector, and by relatively few at doctoral institutions. Asked if they agreed that "teaching publications and substantive publications are equal" in tenure reviews evaluating research, only 11 percent of chairs at doctoral universities agreed. (The figures were 32 percent for master's institutions and 43 percent for bachelor's institutions)." Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
