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Batiste, Heidi; Maldonado, Cecilia – Journal of Education Human Resources, 2022
In an extensive study of part-time academic faculty, Gappa and Leslie ("The Invisible Faculty: Improving the Status of Part-Timers in Higher Education." San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993) developed a typology consisting of four employment profiles based primarily on academic background, employment history, and career motivations:…
Descriptors: Part Time Faculty, Teacher Characteristics, College Faculty, Teacher Motivation
Ellen S. Moskowitz – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study set out to evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-year new-teacher induction program, which encompassed a first-year mentoring component and four years of continuous professional development to support new teachers during their pre-tenure phase. Using a mixed methods case study approach, the research sought to determine the most…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Andragogy, Beginning Teacher Induction, Faculty Development
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Christina Holmgren; Jayne K. Sommers – Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, 2024
Despite institutional claims to value increased racial diversity in higher education, Black women in faculty roles perpetually navigate oppressive cultures across all institutional types. The ability to build and foster mutually beneficial interracial mentoring relationships is vitally important to move beyond performative diversity and build…
Descriptors: Professional Autonomy, Racial Relations, Mentors, Feminism
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Bauer, Steven – Industry and Higher Education, 2020
Recent trends have made the transition from business professional to academic increasingly popular as a move to a second career. This article offers a personal perspective on a critical component of a successful transition--the fruitful leveraging of different university communities. The recommendations are in line with studies showing the…
Descriptors: School Business Relationship, Career Change, Professional Personnel, College Faculty
Vandercar, Matthew Damian – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This qualitative study included seven nontenured special education teachers, all of whom were assigned more experienced teachers as mentors. The study was conducted in public elementary and middle schools located in the western suburbs of Chicago, IL. During data analysis, four themes were identified as either obstacles these teachers shared or…
Descriptors: Nontenured Faculty, Special Education Teachers, Faculty Mobility, Mentors
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Diamond, Lindsay; Ryan, Paris; Beziat, Tara – Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 2019
Mentoring is recognized as an effective way to support the development of junior faculty in higher education. Engagement in an informal or formal mentoring program will support the development of junior faculty on the path to tenure. Because the needs of individual faculty vary, many institutions of higher education have implemented formal…
Descriptors: Mentors, Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
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Webber, Karen L.; Rogers, Samantha M. – Research in Higher Education, 2018
Guided by Hagedorn's (2000) theory of faculty job satisfaction, mindful of social and organizational structures of higher education, and acknowledging recent changes in the academic labor market, this study examines satisfaction for approximately 30,000 tenured and tenure-track faculty members in 100 US colleges and universities. Findings revealed…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Job Satisfaction, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
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Hsieh, Betina; Nguyen, Huong Tran – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2020
Female faculty of color need mentoring opportunities that recognize, validate, and nurture their perspectives and experiences as assets--rather than liabilities--to their work. Among studies of faculty of color, there have not been specific studies focused on intragroup mentoring for Asian American female faculty. This collaborative…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Women Faculty, Minority Group Teachers, Mentors
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Gevertz, Jana L.; Kim, Peter S.; Wares, Joanna R. – PRIMUS, 2017
To be successful, junior faculty must properly manage their time in the face of expanding responsibilities. One such responsibility is supervising undergraduate research projects. Student research projects (either single or multi-student) can be undertaken as a full-time summer experience, or as a part-time academic year commitment. With many…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Mathematics Education, Mentors
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Franko, Debra L. – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2016
In this paper, I report the development of a mentoring program in a College of Health Sciences comprised of schools of nursing, pharmacy, and health professions (which include physical therapy, speech pathology and audiology, applied psychology, and physician assistant programs) at a large private university. Although university-wide mentoring…
Descriptors: College Students, Mentors, Health Sciences, Program Development
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Wild, Lynn; Canale, Anne Marie; Herdklotz, Cheryl – College and University, 2017
In higher education, as in many professions, employees new to their positions are advised to seek a mentor--an experienced individual who knows the profession and the academy and is invested in his or her mentee's success. Mentoring has long been recognized as an effective method for enabling new employees to develop the knowledge, skills,…
Descriptors: Mentors, College Faculty, Teamwork, Teacher Administrator Relationship
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Reddick, Richard J. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2015
This chapter presents an assistant professor's scholarly personal narrative at the precipice of promotion, and reveals how the feral child metaphor might aptly describe many junior professors' experiences as they navigate a path toward tenure. This chronicling of mentorship in sometimes unexpected venues may aid new faculty and those invested in…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Personal Narratives, Teacher Promotion, Figurative Language
Okech, Jane E. Atieno, Ed.; Rubel, Deborah J., Ed. – American Counseling Association, 2019
This distinctive text provides master's- and doctoral-level students, as well as new professionals, with a thorough exploration of the range of responsibilities, working conditions, roles, evaluation criteria, benefits, and challenges experienced by counselor educators. Each chapter focuses on a key aspect of the field, including teaching;…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Counselor Educators, Instruction, Supervision
Urban, Jennifer Brown, Ed.; Linver, Miriam R., Ed. – APA Books, 2019
After years of hard work and many long hours, you've finally finished your dissertation and earned your doctorate. You've persevered through many challenges, but one dilemma still lies before you: What will you do with your degree? Many graduates go on to pursue academic careers -- but academia isn't for everyone. This career guide examines the…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences, Doctoral Degrees
Perlmutter, David D. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
The assistant professor was shocked. For six years on the tenure track, all the assessments of his work had been positive--or at least not negative. His annual evaluations rated him consistently good or better on teaching, service, and research. The sparse written comments from his chair were in the vein of "you are doing what you need to do." The…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Mentors, Tenure, College Faculty
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