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Creating a Multi-Institutional Writing Retreat Network: How We Did It and Why It Works
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Wheaton, Deidre; Moore, Loretta – Journal of Faculty Development, 2019
The Expanding the Network of STEM Scholars through the ADVANCE Women of Color Writing Retreat has become a model for knowledge sharing and intervention adaptation in the areas of scholarly productivity and faculty development. This multi-institutional network reveals the complexity of supporting scholarly productivity for women at minority serving…
Descriptors: Writing Workshops, Scholarship, Faculty Development, Networks
Not All Types of Mentors Are Created Equal: Comparing the Effectiveness of Intra-Departmental, Intra-University, and Self-Selected Mentors
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Troisi, Jordan D.; Leder-Elder, Sadie; Stiegler-Balfour, Jennifer J.; Fleck, Bethany K. B.; Good, Jessica J. – Journal of Faculty Development, 2015
Although it has been shown that mentorship is predictive of more effective teaching and adherence to model teaching criteria for Early Career Psychologists (ECPs) (Troisi, Leder-Elder, Stiegler-Balfour, Fleck, Good, in press), little research has examined the differential utility of various types of mentors among university faculty members. We…
Descriptors: Mentors, College Faculty, National Surveys, Higher Education
Professional Growth and Renewal for Mid-Career Faculty
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Strange, Amy; Merdinger, Joan – Journal of Faculty Development, 2014
Nationwide, over half of higher education faculty are mid-career. While they play vital roles sustaining their institutions, relatively little systematic attention has been paid to meeting their particular needs. This paper describes a professional renewal retreat program tailored to this "keystone" group of faculty (Chang, 2006). It is…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Career Development, Program Descriptions, College Faculty
The Role of Needs Assessment for Faculty Development Initiatives
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Behar-Horenstein, Linda S.; Garvan, Cynthia W.; Catalanotto, Frank A.; Hudson-Vassell, Charisse N. – Journal of Faculty Development, 2014
In this study, the authors assessed the need for faculty development among faculty in one dental school by determining their highest priorities in teaching, scholarship, and administrative and leadership skills; the relationships among their knowledge and priorities for additional training; their satisfaction with current faculty development…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Faculty Development, Dental Schools, Medical School Faculty
The Road Taken: A Report on the Career Paths of a Modern Academic Workforce for Faculty Developers
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Shaker, Genevieve G. – Journal of Faculty Development, 2013
Nontenure-track faculty are an increasingly crucial component of the higher education workforce. Much of what we know about this population remains either quantitative or anecdotal and does little to provide in-depth insights directly from the faculty themselves that can be of use for faculty development. This phenomenological, interview-based…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Nontenured Faculty, Career Development, Faculty Development
Desire for Professional Development among Adjunct Business Faculty
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Backhaus, Kristin – Journal of Faculty Development, 2009
This study provides a foundation for further work about motivation for training and the world of contingent employment in higher education and beyond for adjunct faculty. This sample of adjunct business faculty shows there is much to be learned about why adjunct faculty choose to work in higher education and how they view their own professional…
Descriptors: Colleges, Faculty Development, Adjunct Faculty, Business Administration Education