1. Palestinian Faculty Development Project

2. Higher Education (HE) Context in Palestine
High value placed on education
High proportion receive HE
41 institutions (10 full undergraduate; 20 below bachelors level)
9% annual growth in high school grads1
Doubling of students in HE from
40,000 new entrants in 20052
1. Massar Associates for USAID (2005) Hashweh & Hashweh (2003)

3. Some Challenges in Higher Education in Palestine
Teacher-centered pedagogy prevails
Sporadic & unsystematic participation in faculty development
Heavy teaching demands
Lack of alignment of learner centered outcomes at course, program, institutional levels

4. PFDP Project Goals Promote Revitalize Professional Development of &
Academics
Promote Institutional Culture of Teaching and Learning
Revitalize
&
Reform Teaching

5. PFDP Components Centers for Teaching Excellence
Faculty Grants & Collaborative Projects
Individual Faculty Development
National Seminars on Teaching Excellence
Doctoral & Masters Training

6. Palestinian Faculty Development Project (PFDP)
University
Teaching & Learning
In Palestine
US University Partners
Palestinian University Partners
AMIDEAST & Open Society Institute
USAID & Open Society Institute

7. Partnerships An-Najah Bethlehem University University Portland State
Northwestern
University
Portland State
University

8. Emerging Insights Political Context Local Academic Context
Inter-Cultural Context
Funding Context
University Administrative Context
Partnership & Sharing Expertise