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Maintaining Institutional Identity In The Age Of Part-Time Faculty, Katarzyna Grzeszczuk
Maintaining Institutional Identity In The Age Of Part-Time Faculty, Katarzyna Grzeszczuk
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
The purpose of this study was to examine how religiously affiliated institutions of higher learning sponsored by congregations of Catholic women religious in the United States maintain their unique mission/identity at the same time as they transition to a largely part-time faculty. The study included 100 small colleges and universities. Data on mission integration initiatives was collected through document analysis and a survey of mission officers. Moreover, a survey of part-time faculty was undertaken to determine their knowledge about, modes of acquisition, and attitudes toward institutional identity.
The theoretical framework for this study is derived from marketing theories. To date, …