Promotion & Tenure Reform Workgroup Report

Problem-based Learning Commentary: Gender, Teaching Reform, Promotion, and Tenure

An education policy forum by distinguished scientisteducators in Science [1] revealed their frustration that science education is not changing in response to what we know about learning [2, 3]. There seems to be a lack of interest by or incentive for most research-active educators and others to embrace active-learning approaches in their teaching. As one who adopted a problem-based learning (PB...

Promotion and tenure.

Considerations for Promotion and Tenure

S ENERAL 1). Professional Competence 1). 3 years or equivalent in rank 1). 3 years or equivalent in rank 2). Scholarly achievement 2). Serves department expectations 2). Serves department expectations 3). Attitude – Intellectual qualities 3). Developing (established) reputation by intramural (extramural) peer recognition 3). Emerging (established) national, (international) reputation 4). Sustai...

The Reform of Maori Land Tenure

Many of the countries of the Pacific region (including Australia and New Zealand) have a British colonial legacy. This history has had wide implications for the development of the region: economically, politically and socially. The cadastral (property based) systems in theses countries have been influenced by British land conveyance and registration practices, and by colonial history. To date, ...

Chapter 15 : Cyanotoxins Workgroup Report

The Cyanotoxins Workgroup was charged with the identification and prioritization of research needs associated with: the identification of cyanotoxins; toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics of cyanotoxins; human susceptibility to the toxins; cyanobacterial genetics/omics and factors for inclusion in predictive models of toxin production; and risk reduction from an intentional or accidental release o...