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Culture, Colleagues, and Leadership: The Academic Department as a Location of Faculty Experiences in Liberal Arts Colleges
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Pifer, Meghan J.; Baker, Vicki L.; Lunsford, Laura Gail – Review of Higher Education, 2019
Learning more about the role of the academic department in LACs may improve faculty selection, development, support, and retention. Knowledge based on research about other institution types cannot be assumed to be generalizable to LACs. We know little about departmental contexts of faculty work in liberal arts colleges (LACs). The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, College Faculty, Organizational Culture, Departments
Academic Departments as Networks of Informal Learning: Faculty Development at Liberal Arts Colleges
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Pifer, Meghan J.; Baker, Vicki L.; Lunsford, Laura G. – International Journal for Academic Development, 2015
In this article, we consider the role of departmental contexts and relationships in faculty work within liberal arts colleges. Knowledge about how departmental networks relate to success and satisfaction may inform the work of those who support faculty work in liberal arts colleges, as well as other institution types. Analysis of quantitative and…
Descriptors: Departments, Informal Education, Work Environment, Role