ERIC Number: ED657364
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 132
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ISBN: 979-8-3828-2295-2
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Faculty Instructional Effectiveness in Master of Public Health Programs as Seen through Self-Study Documents
Melissa Armstrong
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Kansas
Purpose: In 2016, the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) created a new accreditation criterion to address faculty instructional effectiveness. This criterion asks schools and programs in public health to document their systems, policies and procedures to ensure faculty are current in their area of instructional responsibility and in pedagogical methods. Every seven years, schools and programs complete a self-study process and have a site visit where each CEPH criterion are met, met with commentary, partially met or not met. The purpose of this study is to identify how master of public health programs, existing within schools of medicine and accredited by the CEPH, documented their activities to satisfy the new "E3 Faculty Instructional Effectiveness" in their self-study documents. Methods: The sample included 24 of the 36 MPH programs in schools of medicine. Self-study reports that had been submitted to CEPH [when] were reviewed through document analysis. Findings: There was little to no variability in the policies and procedures that programs employed to measure faculty instructional effectiveness. There was also little variability in policies and procedures reports by programs and a lack of uniformity in the amount of information that programs reported in the self-study narrative. When discussing faculty development and training, one major concept emerged, which was the reliance on university and/or school resources to provide instructional and pedagogical trainings to address faculty development needs. When documenting faculty currency, there was an assumption that faculty were experts in the area of their teaching, research, and service. Also evident was that MPH programs did not document out of the ordinary activities to maintain faculty currency. Finally, programs reported outcomes that reinforced and restated documentation requested within the preceding criterion requests. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: College Faculty, Instructional Effectiveness, Masters Programs, Public Health, Accreditation (Institutions), Documentation, Medical Schools, Teaching Methods, Criteria
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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