University Daily Kansan
Monday, May 8, 1972
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Teaching Needs Emphasis
By ANITA KNOPP
Kansan Staff Writer
Good teaching is respected and necessary, but it is not adequately encouraged or rewarded in American universities may according to the quality of a teachers teaching award recipients.
The teachers interviewed were among 30 educators who had received outstanding teaching at KU in the last five years.
KU annually gives five different awards to outstanding teachers. The awards, based on achievement in teaching colleagues, are the Hope award, the Standard Oil (Indiana) Foundation Award, the H. E. Gould Award, the Bubb Award for the outstanding teacher in the School of Business, and the Henry E. Gould Award for the teacher in the School of Engineering.
MOST OF the recipients said they had received job offers from other schools, but they had chosen to stay at KU because they liked their department, their college and the University's location.
Two teachers, of the 30 honored, have left KU. Aldon Bell, former KU professor of English, is now at Hope Award, is now teaching at the University of Washington. Bell, in a telephone interview, said the reason he left KU was to give an offer he could not refuse
It took him a long time to decide, but he said that the salary and working situation at the university was much better, said it seemed to him as if more emphasis was put on good education. He was at the University of Washington.
JAMES KOEVENG, former professor of biology at KU and recipient of the 1970 Fink Award and the 1971 Hope Award, is now
teaching in Orlando, Fla.
Keoeng said he did not wish to express an opinion on the teaching situation at KU.
The need for good teaching was emphasized in a national survey by the Institute of Education 1969 by the Center for Research and Development in Higher Education in California at Berkeley. The study indicated that students were generally dissatisfied with the course content received. Twenty to 25 per cent of the teachers were rated good or better, while 30 per cent of teachers were considered mediocre or average and 35 to 50 per cent of the teachers were
AT KU, negative reactions outnumber favorable reactions to the University's response, or lack of response, in encouraging good
Robert McColl, associate professor of East Asian Studies and geography and recipient of the 1971 Standard Oil Award, said KU and his department, little emphasis was given to good teaching.
"Teachers are given the knowledge you have ingrown. Periodically the press asks and says, 'What do you think of the award?' and 'What do you think about the world?' The fact is teachers brought together teachers to discuss ways of improving teaching indicated the lack of training."
"The rewards are recognition that your efforts at teaching are successful, but they are more difficult." The only people are only personally, individually gratifying. Most of my colleagues are not aware of the rewards, nor do they care. I don't see where a minister is encouraging good teaching. They may reward good teachers but there is a
Fuller returned to KU to earn his masters in administration in 1964.
Quinn said he was not in favor of the awards from the standpoint that they gave the illusion that she was honored and recognized.
Besides his duties as director of admissions, Fuller has been chapter auditor and advisor to Omega fraternity for nine years.
"The entire university is geared to the graduate level. The under graduates receive the best training in the university that good teaching is not supported. Certain gestures have been made, but nothing has been done."
"The rewards tend to act as a substitute for support in the standard way of increased sales and promotions," Quinn said.
DEENNIS QUINN, director of Pearson College, professor of English at Deenan College, HOPE Award, said he was not satisfied with the system of payments.
Quinn expressed the attitude that was common to most of the other publicists, especially the publications were given the greatest emphasis in the field.
Chancellor E. Laurence Chalere Jr. announced last week a new program formed to take nominations and screen candidates for the vacated position.
Max Fuller recently announced his resignation as director of admissions at the University of Kansas. He intends to enter busi-
Fuller has been director of admissions since 1969. From 1965 until 1967 he was assistant director and was promoted to associate director.
difference. They are not motivating others to become good teachers," McColl said.
Max Fuller Resigns As Admissions Head
After receiving his B.A. at KU in his hb, he returned to Etsu to teach. He also received a special degree in counseling from Ft. Hays State University.
GEORGE SWIFT, professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at the University 1971. Gould Award, disagreed with the idea that the University was not supportive. He said good work came from internal motivation.
"The University can't sit and back your hand and pay you on the floor." And an ogre. It is tied by state laws and the legislature, and the university does not.
Robert Cobb, director of Nunemaker College, will head the committee to seek a replacement.
Other members of the committee are Esther Burgeon, Marshall Jackson and George Schlager of Harvard, John Kelley of Rogers, director of financial aids; James Brooks, assistant dean of men; Emily Taylor, dean of women; James Rosser, dean of women; Thomas Laidene, academic affairs; Laura Davis, North Oak, Calif.; freshman; Owald Baca, Lawrence graduate student; Agnes Barnhall, of University Hurley, office of school relations.
Nominations for the position may be given to any member of the search committee.
Fuller said his job as director of admissions had allowed him to keep a perspective with the youth attending the University.
He said he had enjoyed his job with the University, and "look forward to entering private colleges and remaining in Lawrence."
Murphy advised those who are interested in restoring a car to buy books first and study before buying the furniture. Restore restores have Model A Fords.
Each of the merchants, who belonged to our charging charge 2. Most of the vendors arrived early Sunday morning to set up their booths. The swap was done.
Midwestern Auto Buffs Swap at Lawrence Fair
The swap is the main activity of the event, which also sponsors monthly activities and takes part in a yearly regional animal car tour to animal parks.
Lynn Nelson, associate professor of history and recipient of the 1967 Fink Award, said he was thankful for the lessons that because they helped to stimulate good teaching. Nelson said his department in parturient medicine has grown. Lee Young, associate professor of journalism and recipient of the 1969 Fink Award, said that he is grateful for the support from department to department.
but Murphy said it depended on the individual's taste
Dave Murphy, president of the local chapter of the Antique Auto Club of America, said many of his students have little besides traveling to swaps like the one in Lawrence. Some make hard-to-get parts by hand that aren't really made.
Thorton said, "It all depends on what turns you on."
Francis Awogu, assistant president of the African Studies and Duane Vann, Lawrence junior and former president of the B.S.O. will speak at a workshop on writings on the African nationalist movement and the African experience.
A memorial service honoring the late Kwane Nkumara, former chair of the United Ministries center Tuesday May 9 at 8:30 p.m. in the West African Assembly jointly by the African Student Association and the Black Movement.
The Annual Lawrence antique car swap was held Sunday at the Dairy Queen store in a fine mist, which did little to dampen the spirits of the record store from all over the Midwest to buy, sell or trade anything remotely
"IN THE SCHOOL of Journalism, there is a lot of respect of colleagues and the teachers. You don't hold true in all departments, but the awards create a climate for good teaching. It is unfortunate that the teachers aren't the good teachers," Young said.
Nkurumah died on April 27 at the age of 62. He had been living in Guinea since a military coup in 1954 as president of Ghana in 1966.
This year 175 enthusiasts from such places as Freedom, Old Quaker, and the Rockefeller to sell old clocks, gearshift knobs, old car magazines, books.
"This is getting to be the biggest such event in the industry," said Ron Thornton, a member of the local organization.
Bell disagreed with the idea expressed by some instructors that he taught in the classroom. He said was ridiculous to say that one could not judge teaching. He said it may be appropriate for publication and research, but it could be measured and should be a factor in salary increases and pay raises.
The former president of Ghana is best known for his leadership in the 1980s, when the '80s his opposition to Western colonialism made him the symbol of the emerging nationalist Africa. States during this period.
ARNO KNAPPER, associate professor of business and management, said that although KU was supportive of good teaching, good teaching should not stand alone with other academic evaluation of a teacher. He listed research and publication as two important factors. He said that good teaching was becoming an important factor and that he hoped for a balance between the two.
FOR SOME teachers, the
school was professional jealousy. Others said their awards were not respected by other teachers in the district.
Vendors were selling antique equipment, rented out car bodies, equipment, rusted out car bodies, completely restored cars, buses, fire engines and cars in every state.
"Students must recognize good teachers. It is their responsibility to let the University know that they have heard someone like," he said. "How many students ever write the head of a department and tell him about a teacher."
He had attended college in the United States before returning to Ghana in 1947.
Flora Wyatt, teaching associate in education and research at the university said that in some instances there had been professional jealousy because her qualifications had not been equal to some of the requirements.
Quinn said that while research was important, the University wanted to hire superior teachers. He said a university couldn't hire specialists and they try to make them into good undergraduate students.
Afro Students, BSU to Honor African Leader
Felix Moos, professor of anthropology and East Asian Studies and recipient of the 1970 Standard Oll Award, placed part for the lack of encouragement in teaching on the students.
KANSAS CITY (AP)—Snow in the Kansas City area "is not fit for drinking," says Dr. Thomas W. Lano.
Professors differed on what criteria should be used to determine promotions and salary increases.
Fresh snow, when melted, could be "cloudy" off-colored and the ice would melt quickly matter." Lappa said in a report on environmental programs in the United States.
Quinn said that in one sense the award was a liability.
'You are regarded with suspicion by your colleagues. You suspect that what does that mean? He can't be a serious scholar. He gets by on his own and doesn't charm him. He has to descend to a juvenile 'level intellectual',"
Suggestions for improving teaching included a greater use of student evaluation of teachers, more communication between teachers with new teaching methods and broader efforts to teach teachers.
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