Higher- Education Teaching Staff; Suggestions to Improve It, and Develop Its Skills and the Productivity of Its Members

Zainab Mohammed Al-Obaidi; Ahmed hassan morgan

المؤلفون

Zainab Mohammed Al-Obaidi Assistant Lecturer مؤلف
Ahmed hassan morgan مؤلف

الملخص

The research aims to shed light on one of the issues of higher education in developing and developed countries alike, which is the development and improvement of the competencies and effectiveness of faculty members in higher education institutions. The research dealt with an analytical study of the reality of faculty members in Iraqi universities and how to develop and improve them in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of the current era. The research reached:1. The need to train faculty members in higher education institutions on modern skills and trends in the world in the field of teaching and curriculum development. 2. Increase their teaching, educational and professional competencies. 3. Improving the performance of the teacher and taking care of him makes him satisfied with his work and thus helps in raising his morale which increases his productivity.4. Emphasizing the educational trends of the faculty member and developing them. 5. Senior officials of higher education institutions must be committed to developing faculty members. 6.The existence of a written policy for training and developing faculty members that is available to all faculty members.7. The development of faculty members must be recognized as an executive administrative responsibility (not advisory). Faculty members must be encouraged to take responsibility for their development.

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