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ERIC Number: EJ818379
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Nov
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1361-1267
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Building a Support System toward Tenure: Challenges and Needs of Tenure-Track Faculty in Colleges of Education
Greene, H. Carol; O'Connor, Katherine A.; Good, Amy J.; Ledford, Carolyn C.; Peel, Betty B.; Zhang, Guili
Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, v16 n4 p429-447 Nov 2008
This article describes the experiences, perceptions, and available support systems of untenured faculty from a south eastern United States public university system in their progress toward tenure. Survey results were used to develop a model support system for new faculty. Data were collected from an online survey sent to 191 tenure-track faculty in colleges of education, yielding a 50% (n = 96) response rate. The following research questions guided this research: (a) What are the expectations for teaching, research and service in the colleges of education surveyed? (b) In what ways are untenured faculty supported and/or mentored? (c) What kind of support system(s) need(s) to be in place to assist new faculty in balancing teaching, research, and service expectations? In this mixed-methods study, respondents were asked about their workload, expectations for tenure, and formal and informal support they received on the tenure track. Untenured faculty reported stressful and unbalanced lifestyles, and work expectations exceeded assigned workloads for several institutions. A new faculty comprehensive support system model is suggested. (Contains 3 tables and 5 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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