ERIC Number: EJ1022515
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Sep
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ISSN: ISSN-0146-3934
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Is the Professor In? Faculty Presence during Office Hours
Pfund, Rory A.; Rogan, Jessica D.; Burnham, Bryan R.; Norcross, John C.
College Student Journal, v47 n3 p524-528 Sep 2013
Two studies were conducted on the availability of full-time faculty during their posted office hours. In the first, we surveyed students and faculty at a single university on their estimates of the percentage of faculty present during office hours. Students ("N" = 380) and faculty ("N" = 176) estimated that 77% and 83% of faculty, respectively, were present during office hours. In the second study, we observed the physical presence of 221 faculty during office hours. 76% of faculty were present during their office hours. Discussion centers on faculty and students' disparate perceptions of office hours, limitations of these studies, and future directions for research.
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Observation, Working Hours, College Students, Teacher Student Relationship, Help Seeking, Helping Relationship, Questionnaires
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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