Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Educational Administration and Supervision (112)
- Educational Leadership (65)
- Higher Education Administration (65)
- Adult and Continuing Education Administration (51)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (15)
-
- Arts and Humanities (11)
- Business (7)
- Life Sciences (7)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development (6)
- Communication (5)
- Higher Education (5)
- Medicine and Health Sciences (5)
- Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching (4)
- Other Education (4)
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (3)
- Organization Development (3)
- Physical Sciences and Mathematics (3)
- Public Health (3)
- Adult and Continuing Education (2)
- Architecture (2)
- Biology (2)
- Educational Methods (2)
- Engineering (2)
- Human Resources Management (2)
- Law (2)
- Mass Communication (2)
- Online and Distance Education (2)
- Organizational Behavior and Theory (2)
- Psychology (2)
- Keyword
-
- Leadership (11)
- Faculty (6)
- Higher education (6)
- Change (4)
- Management (4)
-
- Mentoring (4)
- Assessment (3)
- Collaboration (3)
- Diversity (3)
- Enrollment (3)
- Professional development (3)
- Recruitment (3)
- Transformative learning (3)
- Administration (2)
- Adult education (2)
- Adult learning (2)
- Career development (2)
- Communication (2)
- Consensus (2)
- Cultural-historical activity theory (2)
- Facilitation (2)
- Faculty Development (2)
- Governance (2)
- Humanities (2)
- Mentorship (2)
- Politics (2)
- Professional Development (2)
- Promotion (2)
- Research (2)
- Solutions (2)
- Publication
- File Type
Articles 61 - 90 of 125
Full-Text Articles in Education
Virtuous Leadership: Using Spiritual Principles To Guide Department Chair Work, Kathy A. Gainor
Virtuous Leadership: Using Spiritual Principles To Guide Department Chair Work, Kathy A. Gainor
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
In this workshop, participants will explore six universal spiritual principles that can be useful in guiding one’s work as a department chair in a way that upholds that mission of the department and facilitates stress reduction and mental health of the chairperson.
Moral Leadership And The Chairperson, David S. Owen
Moral Leadership And The Chairperson, David S. Owen
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
What does it mean for chairpersons to exercise moral leadership? This discussion will focus on clarifying what moral leadership means to chairpersons, what sorts of moral challenges are faced, and how chairpersons can exercise moral leadership.
Shared Governance: Dividing Territories Or Aligning Priorities., Steven C. Bahls
Shared Governance: Dividing Territories Or Aligning Priorities., Steven C. Bahls
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Faculty members, administrators and board members often view shared governance differently. As a result, shared governance is not effective at many institutions. This session explores the barriers to shared governance, how to remove these barriers and arrive at a common definition of shared governance that helps institutions move from shared governance to shared responsibility and accountability.
Setting And Achieving Appropriate Expectations For Faculty Performance, Allen Furr Phd, J. Emmett Winn Phd
Setting And Achieving Appropriate Expectations For Faculty Performance, Allen Furr Phd, J. Emmett Winn Phd
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Evaluating colleagues is perhaps the most intimidating task for chair. This presentation aimsto: identify best practices for setting and meeting expectations for faculty performance; understand the importance of faculty expectations and the review process; and encourage accepting and sharing responsibility for the process. Interactive scenarios will be presented.
Leading Departments With Contingent And Tenure-Eligible Faculty: Strategies And Solutions, Diana L. Ashe, Matthew L. Tenhuisen, Colleen A. Reilly
Leading Departments With Contingent And Tenure-Eligible Faculty: Strategies And Solutions, Diana L. Ashe, Matthew L. Tenhuisen, Colleen A. Reilly
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Leadership and communication strategies for leading departments that include both contingent and tenure-eligible faculty through three case studies, dealing with 1) voting rights and other claims upon resources; 2) a lack of career milestones, making contingent faculty feel “stuck”; and 3) ways to value contributions of contingent faculty.
Performance Management Or “Herding Cats”? Strategies To Support Faculty Success, Dawn Bratsch-Prince, Rodney S. Bagley
Performance Management Or “Herding Cats”? Strategies To Support Faculty Success, Dawn Bratsch-Prince, Rodney S. Bagley
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Presenters and participants will engage in analysis and discussion of several case studies illustrating common faculty performance issues. Presenters will share practical performance management tools and best practices for promoting faculty success.
The Art And Science Of Evaluating Online Programs, Mary-Katherine Smith, Kathy Adler
The Art And Science Of Evaluating Online Programs, Mary-Katherine Smith, Kathy Adler
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Evaluation of online programs is an elusive blend of art and science. The science is based on a mix of technological opportunities and research techniques. This session explores innovative practices in evaluation of online higher education and how the results can be used to guide the growth of a program.
Avoid Yet Another Search: Programs That Support A Diverse Faculty, Michael A. Mcpherson, Christy Crutsinger, Sean Jefferson, Debbie Rohwer
Avoid Yet Another Search: Programs That Support A Diverse Faculty, Michael A. Mcpherson, Christy Crutsinger, Sean Jefferson, Debbie Rohwer
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Retaining quality faculty members is a critical issue in collegiate settings. This session will give background on retention, including (1) a video showcasing faculty diversity issues, (2) a case study application activity, and (3) a description of retention initiatives. The session will conclude with a synthesis activity wherein participants will develop a list of activities that can promote retention in their own settings.
Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning: Developing A Culture Of Assessment, Jacqueline M. Disanto, Nelson Nunez Rodriguez, Antonios Varelas, Alisa Roost
Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning: Developing A Culture Of Assessment, Jacqueline M. Disanto, Nelson Nunez Rodriguez, Antonios Varelas, Alisa Roost
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Initiative at Hostos Community College focuses on melding assessment and faculty development through a scholastic approach. In order to facilitate a campus-wide engagement in assessment, particularly related to the effectiveness of classroom instruction, the focus remains on individual expectations and talents, professional responsibilities, and using formative and summative assessment to improve student success and recidivism. This was initiated through open dialogue on the critical need for inquiry-based instruction, targeted presentations, and a sustainable network of support.
Rethinking Cultural Competence: The Chair's Leadership Role, Edna Chun
Rethinking Cultural Competence: The Chair's Leadership Role, Edna Chun
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
The seminar would focus on the ways that department chairs can strengthen the attainment of cultural competence through curricular offerings, course-based service learning, and faculty development.
Critical Questions Related To The Influence Of Academic Advising On Student Success: Setting A Research Agenda, Wendy Troxel
Critical Questions Related To The Influence Of Academic Advising On Student Success: Setting A Research Agenda, Wendy Troxel
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Academic leaders, faculty, and academic advisers are uniquely positioned to describe complex scenarios related to student success that need further systematic examination and analysis. This highly interactive session will engage participants in a brainstorming and consensus-building activity to generate a list of "critical questions" in related to the relationship between academic advising and student success that leads to meaningful research across disciplinary contexts and partnerships. The resulting document will be useful to faculty and staff who desire to engage in research that will inform the scholarship of advising and implications for advising practice in all levels of higher education.
New Chair Alliance, Katherine Frank, Dan Wheeler
New Chair Alliance, Katherine Frank, Dan Wheeler
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Those who will soon transition into a chair position or who have been a chair for two years or less will find this workshop particularly valuable. Topics covered include transitioning to new roles and responsibilities, annual planning, everyday management, strategic planning for the future, personal development, and finding satisfaction in being a chair and making a difference. Participants will gain practical tips and tools to improve effectiveness, become familiar with essential resources, learn how to identify an administrative mentor, as well as connect and network with others at a similar career stage.
Succeeding With Problem Faculty: A 6-Step Guide, Kent Crookston
Succeeding With Problem Faculty: A 6-Step Guide, Kent Crookston
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
In Crookston’s recent national survey, 3,000 academic leaders identified “dealing with problem faculty” as the issue with which they most wanted help; it was their stand-alone top concern. Problem colleagues in any organization include bullies, jerks, passive-aggressives, poor performers, and those who are psychologically distressed. Crookston draws from best-selling business and leadership literature, and presents six calculated steps for effectively dealing with a challenging colleague. Participants leave this workshop with sound practical guidance on how to act when things go wrong, but more importantly how to ensure that things go right.
Navigating The Trauma Of Change, Kent Crookston
Navigating The Trauma Of Change, Kent Crookston
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Academic leaders have identified “dealing with change” as the second of their top concerns. Dr. Crookston researched and experienced first-hand the “change characters” that emerge from within any group faced with restructuring or innovation. Participants leave this workshop better able to anticipate, understand, and work effectively with the range of personalities that react and adapt differently to change.
Best Practices For Adult Educators Working In Cross-Generational Learning Spaces, Andrea Nikischer
Best Practices For Adult Educators Working In Cross-Generational Learning Spaces, Andrea Nikischer
Adult Education Research Conference
This presentation will provide best practices for working with cross-generational groups of adult learners. The specific needs of Millennials, Generation X, Baby Boomers and Traditionalists will be addressed.
“Awl Is Piercing Me And Society”: Webtoon As A Popular Adult Education Tool In South Korea, Jinhee Choi
“Awl Is Piercing Me And Society”: Webtoon As A Popular Adult Education Tool In South Korea, Jinhee Choi
Adult Education Research Conference
The study illustrates the role of popular culture as an informal learning for both North and South Koreans to engage with unfamiliar, unpopular, and unvoiced themes in a public sphere.
Confronting The"Imposter Syndrome" In The Adult Learning Classroom, Lorenzo Bowman, Glenn A. Palmer
Confronting The"Imposter Syndrome" In The Adult Learning Classroom, Lorenzo Bowman, Glenn A. Palmer
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper examines the experiences of two African American male professor in confronting the "Imposter Syndrome." The relevant literature on the Imposter Syndrome is used to analyze the experiences of these two educators and strategies are advanced for addressing the phenomenon of both a personal and a professional level.
Move Over, Descartes! Neuroscience Says You’Re Wrong., Kathleen Taylor
Move Over, Descartes! Neuroscience Says You’Re Wrong., Kathleen Taylor
Adult Education Research Conference
Recent discoveries in neuroscience, cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and psychology contradict Descartes’ rejection of the body’s role in thinking. This presentation examines implications for adult learning.
A New Research Direction Of Authentic Leadership In The Field Of Adult Education, Jihye Oh, Soo Jeoung Han
A New Research Direction Of Authentic Leadership In The Field Of Adult Education, Jihye Oh, Soo Jeoung Han
Adult Education Research Conference
This research reviewed authentic leadership and learning-related outcomes at workplace from the perspective of adult education/learning. Over the past decade, authentic leadership has been investigated only from performance-oriented perspective at workplace, despite its learning-oriented concept and component. Therefore, this research provided new insight and direction into the field of adult education/learning at workplace through integrated literature review of authentic leadership.
Adult Learning In Online Educative Spaces: A Constructive-Developmental Perspective, Alexandra Cox
Adult Learning In Online Educative Spaces: A Constructive-Developmental Perspective, Alexandra Cox
Adult Education Research Conference
This study explored how adults construct meaning, develop, and grow within the particular context of a structured, online, educative space and through the alone/together paradox.
A Systematic Review Of The Literature On Foreign Brides’ Adaptation Experiences In Korea, Heh Youn Shin, Esther Prins
A Systematic Review Of The Literature On Foreign Brides’ Adaptation Experiences In Korea, Heh Youn Shin, Esther Prins
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this qualitative systematic review is to synthesize the literature on foreign brides in Korea to examine how they are represented and how sociocultural contexts shape their experiences and adjustment.
Experiences Influencing Ethno-National Identity Learning: The Case Of Young Adults On The Divided Island Of Cyprus, Christos Anagiotos
Experiences Influencing Ethno-National Identity Learning: The Case Of Young Adults On The Divided Island Of Cyprus, Christos Anagiotos
Adult Education Research Conference
Due to nationalist conflict Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots have lived apart from 1974 until 2003. This study investigates ethno-national identity learning as a lifelong learning process among young adults that were raised during the segregation period.
Exploring Adult Learners’ Knowledge Construction Of Social Foundations Content: One Higher Education Context, Susan Yelich Biniecki, Royce Ann Collins
Exploring Adult Learners’ Knowledge Construction Of Social Foundations Content: One Higher Education Context, Susan Yelich Biniecki, Royce Ann Collins
Adult Education Research Conference
This qualitative study explores adult learners’ knowledge construction of social foundations content within a Master of Adult Education program, broadening the understanding of the tenets of constructivist learning.
Violeta Parra: Popular Educator, Maria A. Vetter
Violeta Parra: Popular Educator, Maria A. Vetter
Adult Education Research Conference
This study reexamines the work of Chilean folklorist Violeta Parra with the purpose of identifying her as a popular educator.
Intertwining Retirement Education With Adult Education, Chaewon Yang
Intertwining Retirement Education With Adult Education, Chaewon Yang
Adult Education Research Conference
This literature review aims to explore how adult education can intervene to create a more satisfactory retirement through retirement education. Specifically, it is focused how retirement education has use transformative learning theory to interpret retirement experiences.
Freirean Dialectics And Dialogue, John Holst
Freirean Dialectics And Dialogue, John Holst
Adult Education Research Conference
In this theoretical inquiry, I explore the importance of dialectics and dialogue in the work of Paulo Freire. I argue that dialectics is key to a social movement-based Freirean pedagogy.
Graduate-Level Instructor’S Perception Of Teaching Critical Thinking, Jay Van Der Werff
Graduate-Level Instructor’S Perception Of Teaching Critical Thinking, Jay Van Der Werff
Adult Education Research Conference
Higher learning institutions identify the teaching of critical thinking skills to students as a goal of the academic programs offered. This study examined faculty perceptions for teaching critical thinking skills.
Career Transition To Non-Tenure-Line Faculty: Midlife Women’S Challenges, Supports, And Strategies, Catherine A. Cherrstrom
Career Transition To Non-Tenure-Line Faculty: Midlife Women’S Challenges, Supports, And Strategies, Catherine A. Cherrstrom
Adult Education Research Conference
Numbers of new faculty with prior careers, women faculty, and non-tenure-line faculty are increasing. This study investigated the career transitions and strategies of women midlife career changers to non-tenure-line faculty.
Adult Learning In Social Innovation, Cheryl K. Baldwin, Rachel Lander
Adult Learning In Social Innovation, Cheryl K. Baldwin, Rachel Lander
Adult Education Research Conference
A qualitative study of practitioner learning in a multi-year, cross-sector, social innovation project indicated that team-based learning associated with the collaborative program model was expansive in character and influenced organizational learning beyond the project.
U.S. Young Adult Numeracy Skills Lagging Behind: Results From The Newest Piaac Release 2012/2014, Derek E. Holliday, Emily Pawlowski
U.S. Young Adult Numeracy Skills Lagging Behind: Results From The Newest Piaac Release 2012/2014, Derek E. Holliday, Emily Pawlowski
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper analyzes the numeracy skills of U.S. young adults in comparison with selected peer countries using data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC).