Inclusively Recognizing Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship Impact within Promotion and Tenure Considerations

Abstract

Academic research has led to a plethora of innovations and entrepreneurial resources (I&E), allowing for enhancements to the greater good. Institutions of higher education have recognized the value of faculty (and student) I&E in mission statements and strategic plans, including developing students’ skills, thinking, and employability. Yet commensurate promotion and tenure processes and policies are not a certainty. We describe (1) mapping the unknown terrain of factors relevant to the evaluation of tenure-line faculty members’ I&E in United States promotion considerations, and related training for students via a survey of 99 diverse institutions, and (2) recommendations that inform an alliance of 67+ US institutions pursuing best practices for recognizing faculty I&E impact through reward structures.

A research on mix‐teaching method: Characteristics of employment education teachers on employability of students in Chinese institutions

“…Only by creating an innovative teaching and learning environment can the students be taught in a better way without any break and develop employability in students (Martínez-Cerdá et al, 2020). The study conducted by Bouwma-Gearhart et al (2021) examines the role of IA in SE. Teachers that have a tendency to be inventive in their teaching processes, adopting specially created teaching devices and changing the methods used, are successful in delivering a better learning environment.…”