That is, the most liberal definitions of scholarship should be employed. The systematic processes involved in each of these activities will do much to strengthen teaching and to combat boredom and burnout. A number of positive consequences would follow from the creation of such a role. The quality of teaching candidates would increase if they were informed that scholarship is an integral part of teaching. Criteria for tenure and promotion evaluations would include, as one element, the demonstration of scholarly activity and its relationship to teaching.
Intellectual concerns are at the heart of teaching.
The institutionalization of scholarship provides an opportunity for community colleges to stress these concerns and, in so doing, to revitalize the teaching role. A Skeptical View. Would They Learn and Gladly Teach. Occasional Paper Vol. Southern Association of Community and Junior Colleges, 1986.