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The Power of a Mission: Transformations of a Department Culture through Social Constructionist Principles
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Driskill, Gerald; Chatham-Carpenter, April; McIntyre, Kristen – Innovative Higher Education, 2019
This study analyzed the transformation of a departmental culture through a process of implementing a new mission statement. The revised departmental mission promoted positive practices and rituals that transformed faculty relationships and student learning. These positive and ethical practices were derived from social constructionist principles,…
Descriptors: Institutional Mission, Position Papers, Departments, Teacher Student Relationship