Common use of EXPLANATION AND RATIONALE Clause in Contracts

EXPLANATION AND RATIONALE. The single most important responsibility of the Lake Land College Board, faculty, and staff is to provide a quality instructional program designed to promote effective student learning. Excellence of instruction can be achieved when the College employs only fully qualified faculty members. Faculty members should be familiar with the best pedagogical approaches and work in an atmosphere where the freedom to teach and learn is encouraged. With these principles in mind, a systematic and professional program to assess the quality of instruction and academic support services at Lake Land College is necessary to meet the changing needs of the community, the students, and society. This evaluation program is not intended to be a punitive instrument. Instead, it should develop relationships between faculty and administration, assign ownership for improvement to each faculty member, and emphasize the value of community in the process.

EXPLANATION AND RATIONALE. The single most important responsibility of the Lake Land College Board, full-time faculty, and staff is to provide a quality instructional program designed to promote effective student learning. Excellence of instruction can be achieved when the College employs only fully qualified faculty members. Faculty Full-time faculty members should be familiar with the best pedagogical approaches and work in an atmosphere where the freedom to teach and learn is encouraged. With these principles in mind, a systematic and professional program to assess the quality of instruction and academic support services at Lake Land College is necessary to meet the changing needs of the community, the students, and society. This evaluation program is not intended to be a punitive instrument. Instead, it should develop relationships between full-time faculty and administration, assign ownership for improvement to each full-time faculty member, and emphasize the value of community in the process.