“Knowledge Base” may be derived from the working definitions listed below. Please read the definitions carefully, then respond to the question that follows. A knowledge base is defined as:

	The content of a particular domain or field of knowledge. Knowledge expressed in articulated understandings, skills, and judgments which are professional in character and which distinguish more productive [faculty] from less productive ones (Reynolds, 1989).
	A body of knowledge under-girded by theory, research, and a set of professional values and ethics (Corrigan & Haberman, 1990).
	The core of what makes a profession unique and distinguishable from other professions (Corrigan & Haberman, 1990).
	A clearly defined body of knowledge and skills that is held in common by practitioners in the field and not generally possessed by the lay public (Corrigan & Haberman, 1990).
	Knowledge developed through scientific research; it contains instructional procedures that work well across the profession (Grossen, 1998).