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ERIC Number: EJ975992
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-0032-0684
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Clinical Faculty in Educational Leadership Programs: A Growing Force
Hackmann, Donald G.; McCarthy, Martha M.
Planning and Changing, v42 n3-4 p183-208 2011
This study was conducted to develop a demographic profile of full-time educational leadership clinical faculty, to identify their professional responsibilities, and to compare their job satisfaction and perceptions of the educational leadership field with those of tenure-line faculty. Utilizing an online questionnaire, 140 clinical faculty and 755 tenure-line faculty responded to items regarding their personal characteristics, professional activities, and perceptions of the educational leadership profession. Descriptive statistics were calculated, and independent t-test procedures were employed to determine significant differences between clinical and tenure-line faculty. Clinical faculty represented 15.6% of respondents: 50% of clinical respondents were female, and 13.6% were faculty of color. Their mean age was 59.0 years, and 83.9% were former school administrators. Numerous statistically significant differences were found comparing clinical and tenure-line faculty. As would be expected, given the different job descriptions, clinical faculty devoted more time to teaching and advising, field-based activities, and problems of practice and less time to research/writing than did their tenure-line colleagues. Also, clinical respondents were more satisfied with their positions and with the quality of their preparation programs than were tenure-line faculty. The different beliefs and activities of tenure-line versus clinical faculty can create either tensions or opportunities as leadership preparation units engage in programmatic restructuring. (Contains 7 tables.)
Department of Educational Administration and Foundations. College of Education, Illinois State University, Campus Box 5900, Normal, IL 61790-5900. Tel: 309-438-2399; Fax: 309-438-8683; Web site: http://education.illinoisstate.edu/planning/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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