Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

 

Date of this Version

2011

Document Type

Article

Citation

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development (2011) 29: 274-287

doi: 10.3998/tia.17063888.0029.024

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License: CC BY-NC-ND

Abstract

This chapter presents descriptive information about 1,267 U.S. teaching­learning development units (TLDUs). It provides strategic planning and research tools previously unavailable. Results indicate that TLDUs occur in at least 21.2 percent of U.S. higher education institutions, and their presence is correlated at a higher level with student enrollment than with number of faculty. The study provides normative data on the nature of higher education in the United States and on TLDUs by Carnegie classification, location, and type of institution. Additional information is provided about the presence of centers at special-focus institutions such as Hispanic-serving institutions.

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