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Educational Leadership Supporting Faculty-Motivated Professional Development In Teaching And Experiential Learning, S. Richelle Mader Monaghan
Educational Leadership Supporting Faculty-Motivated Professional Development In Teaching And Experiential Learning, S. Richelle Mader Monaghan
The Dissertation in Practice at Western University
Teaching is one of the primary responsibilities of most university faculty members. Yet, pedagogical training and professional development in teaching and experiential learning are not employment requirements for most Ontario university faculty. This incongruence impacts faculty’s sense of self-efficacy, ability to protect their academic freedom, and their ability to design pedagogically informed curriculum. Additionally, it can negatively impact student outcomes while influencing institutional reputations and funding. In response, recommendations to address this problem of practice (PoP) must acknowledge the faculty prerogatives of autonomy, self-governance, and academic freedom. For that reason, this Organizational Improvement Plan (OIP) evaluates and proposes educational leadership …
Institutionalizing Community Engaged Scholarship At A Research University, Stephanie Hayne Beatty
Institutionalizing Community Engaged Scholarship At A Research University, Stephanie Hayne Beatty
The Dissertation in Practice at Western University
Higher education institutions are increasingly investing in community-university partnerships as a mechanism for strengthening relationships with the local community, expanding experiential learning (EL) opportunities for students, and supporting faculty in community engaged scholarship (CES). This organizational improvement plan (OIP) examines how a research-focused university can institutionalize CES so that faculty members feel supported and rewarded for their efforts to link teaching and research to community priorities. Using both transformational and distributed leadership approaches, as well as Kotter’s (1996) change model, in combination with Norris-Tirrell, Lambert-Pennington, and Hyland’s (2010) social movement model, the proposed change plan focuses on organizational structure, and …