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Direct linkDrake, Anna; Struve, Laura; Meghani, Sana Ali; Bukoski, Beth – Review of Higher Education, 2019
Applying O'Meara, Campbell, and Terosky's (2011) faculty agency framework, this qualitative case study examined full-time, non-tenure-track faculty (FTNTTF) members' perceptions of their agency at an elite public research university. Participants experienced greater agency over time and in the classroom, but felt their agency was constrained by…
Descriptors: Nontenured Faculty, Research Universities, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
Jones, Willis A.; Hutchens, Neal H.; Hulbert, Azalea; Lewis, Wayne D.; Brown, David M. – Innovative Higher Education, 2017
Non-tenure track faculty members (NTTF) constitute what has been referred to by scholars as the new faculty majority. The growing numbers of NTTF have led to debates about the role they should play in shared governance. Currently, however, an overall lack of empirical knowledge exists regarding the status of their involvement in institutional…
Descriptors: Nontenured Faculty, Elections, Teacher Participation, Governance
Download full textJohnson, Adrianne L.; DuVivier, Roxanne S.; Hambright, W. Grant – Leadership and Research in Education, 2017
This article examines motivations for faculty involvement in shared governance. Faculty members at a mid-sized, Midwestern university were surveyed to assess reasons for serving and leading in the shared governance process. Five predominant themes were identified as affecting faculty participation in university governance. The five predominant…
Descriptors: Governance, Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty, Teacher Surveys
Kezar, Adrianna; Sam, Cecile – Educational Policy, 2014
Policymakers and leaders have been calling for changes in the Academy for nontenure-track faculty. This study focuses on the role of governance in creating that policy change, and the practices facilitating their role in changing the institution through governance. Findings include: governance facilitating day-to-day changes, establishing…
Descriptors: Governance, College Faculty, Nontenured Faculty, Teacher Role
Kezar, Adrianna; Lester, Jaime; Anderson, Gregory – Thought & Action, 2006
There is a growing concern among faculty and administrators in higher education institutions that shared governance is being diminished, primarily due to the decline of tenure-track faculty and growth of contingent faculty who have been historically excluded from formal participation in university governance. Although the role of faculty in…
Descriptors: Governance, Stereotypes, Higher Education, Inclusion
Cook-Fuller, Charlotte; Dumont, Richard G. – 1986
Views concerning the participation of nontenure-track faculty in campus governance were surveyed at Towson State University (Maryland). In spring 1985, a questionnaire was sent to all 425 full-time faculty members at the university, and 298 responses were obtained. Only 3% of nontenure-track faculty responded to the questionnaire, compared to 70%…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Governing Councils, Departments, Eligibility
Reyes, Pedro; Smith, Gregory – 1987
The role of academic staff and faculty members in college governance was studied at two public universities. The frame of reference was the social contract model, which posits that individuals give up some rights in order to have other rights protected. Documents were analyzed and interviews were conducted with 50 staff: full professors and…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Departments, Governance
