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Workplace Bullying In Higher Education: What Chairpersons Need To Know, Jared Rawlings
Workplace Bullying In Higher Education: What Chairpersons Need To Know, Jared Rawlings
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Workplace bullying behavior exists in higher education and the purpose of this session is to present current research about bullying behaviors, explain the impact of bullying between and among populations (faculty and staff), explicate legal and ethical issues, and model practices for academic chairpersons to address bullying behaviors.
Department Chair As University Change Agent: A Practitioner-Researcher Leadership Model, Robbie J. Steward Ph.D.
Department Chair As University Change Agent: A Practitioner-Researcher Leadership Model, Robbie J. Steward Ph.D.
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
This symposium describes the leadership of department chair, who assumes the position as an institutional change agent by implementing strategies associated with leadership using the practitioner-researcher model. Positive outcomes and unanticipated consequences and implications will be discussed.
Inspired Leadership: Using Spiritual Principles To Guide Department Chair Work, Kathy A. Gainor Ph.D.
Inspired Leadership: Using Spiritual Principles To Guide Department Chair Work, Kathy A. Gainor Ph.D.
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. Case studies from the experiences of department chairs will be examined.
Budgeting Basics For New Academic Chairpersons, N. Douglas Lees, David J. Malik, Jane R. Williams
Budgeting Basics For New Academic Chairpersons, N. Douglas Lees, David J. Malik, Jane R. Williams
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
The session is geared to new chairpersons who have little or no experience with budgets. Emphases will be placed on working with the dean to create fiscal flexibility and to incentivize budget expansion.
Executive Presence, Trey Guinn
Executive Presence, Trey Guinn
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Strengthening executive presence and communication skills enhances effectiveness as chairperson and beyond. To inspire change and achieve results, chairpersons must create and deliver persuasive messages with impact. Following an interactive workshop loaded with laughter, group activity, role-play, and various simulations, participants will leave with fresh perspective on how to be a more clear, concise, compelling, and confident communicator capable of exuding greater executive presence.
What We Can Learn From College Reform In The Eu, Jacqueline Kress
What We Can Learn From College Reform In The Eu, Jacqueline Kress
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
The Bologna Process—a curriculum reform encompassing 48 EU countries—engages faculty by discipline to articulate what students should be able to know, do, and understand at each degree level through academic dialogue. This session overviews its mechanisms and challenges and provides guidance for applying its lessons at US institutions.
Using Technology To Facilitate Faculty Evaluation, Theresa Glenn, Rise' Lara
Using Technology To Facilitate Faculty Evaluation, Theresa Glenn, Rise' Lara
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Are you tired of carrying a dozen or more 3-ring binders around to evaluate your faculty’s portfolios? Well say no more to the traditional faculty portfolio and go paperless. With the advent of Google sites, one department has streamlined the portfolio process with each faculty member having their own portfolio Google site.
Talking To A Disgruntled Faculty Member, John R. Hamilton Jr
Talking To A Disgruntled Faculty Member, John R. Hamilton Jr
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Talking with disgruntled department members can be frustrating. This presentation discusses how Crucial Conversations training was used to help faculty and staff learn to communication more effectively with supervisors and peers. Selected techniques will be discussed with workshop participants.
College Access For Undocumented Students And Law, Jessica C. Enyioha
College Access For Undocumented Students And Law, Jessica C. Enyioha
Educational Considerations
There are over 32 million undocumented immigrants in the United States and of this population, over 1.5 million are children (Palmer & Davidson, 2011). These children grow up in the US, achieve primary and secondary education, and when they are ready to pursue postsecondary education, it becomes harder for them to achieve. In this paper, undocumented students’ access to postsecondary education in the US is examined: laws that affect their access to postsecondary education, previous cases on access to education for undocumented students, and the difficulties undocumented students often encounter when pursuing postsecondary education are discussed and analyzed. Best practices …
Journey To Refuge: Understanding Refugees, Exploring Trauma, And Best Practices For Newcomers And Schools, Trina D. Harlow
Journey To Refuge: Understanding Refugees, Exploring Trauma, And Best Practices For Newcomers And Schools, Trina D. Harlow
NPP eBooks
Pre-K through 12th grade schools within the United States have become much more diverse in recent years. Schools are now commonly not only diverse because of diverse students born in the United States, but also have many immigrant students. A growing number of these immigrant students are resettled children who have refugee status. In schools, these recent immigrants are called newcomers. This book is a culmination of research and anecdotal experiences regarding the refugee issue as it pertains to these students in American schools and schools elsewhere in the world. Scholars, policy makers, educators, those who work in the refugee …
Exploring The Grit Narrative Through Andragogy: Implications For Adult Education, Jennifer L. Pemberton, Ted Mccadden
Exploring The Grit Narrative Through Andragogy: Implications For Adult Education, Jennifer L. Pemberton, Ted Mccadden
Adult Education Research Conference
An exploration of the intersection of andragogy and the grit narrative serves to position grit in the adult education literature and considers the unsuitability of this ideology for adult learners.
Flourishing Young Adults: Lived Lifelong Learning Experiences Through Civic Participation, Junghwan Kim, Christiana G. Horn, Kasie T. Crall, Lisa B. Friesen
Flourishing Young Adults: Lived Lifelong Learning Experiences Through Civic Participation, Junghwan Kim, Christiana G. Horn, Kasie T. Crall, Lisa B. Friesen
Adult Education Research Conference
This phenomenological study aims to examine the lived learning experiences of eight young adults who participated in two AmeriCorps organizations and how those experiences impacted their civic engagement.
Paulo Freire As Learning Theorist, John Holst
Paulo Freire As Learning Theorist, John Holst
Adult Education Research Conference
I defend the thesis that Paulo Freire had a theory of learning. Contrary to what learning theorists sustain, I present a theory of learning in Freire’s work.
Situating Meaningfulness In Profound Living, Laura Holyoke, Sarah El-Mallah
Situating Meaningfulness In Profound Living, Laura Holyoke, Sarah El-Mallah
Adult Education Research Conference
Meaningfulness is regarded in literature as a significant aspect of life. Ourwork is concerned with situating the role of meaningfulness in living a profound life.
Exploring Team Growth And Fixed Mindsets In Work Teams At A Large Korean Corporation, Soo Jeoung Han, Bora Jin, Jihye Oh
Exploring Team Growth And Fixed Mindsets In Work Teams At A Large Korean Corporation, Soo Jeoung Han, Bora Jin, Jihye Oh
Adult Education Research Conference
We conducted a qualitative study to understand how team mindsets can be manifested in work teams. We interviewed 21 participants from seven departments in one of the big corporations in Korea.
Effects Of Three Dimensions Of Shared Leadership On Team Members’ Perceptions On Trust And Team Performance, Mirim Kim, Soo Jeoung Han
Effects Of Three Dimensions Of Shared Leadership On Team Members’ Perceptions On Trust And Team Performance, Mirim Kim, Soo Jeoung Han
Adult Education Research Conference
We conducted a survey with teams to identify the underlying dimensions of shared leadership and examine the effects of shared leadership on the level of trust and team performance.
Curation In Education: Implications For Adult Educators In Teaching And Research, Catherine A. Cherrstrom, Carrie Boden
Curation In Education: Implications For Adult Educators In Teaching And Research, Catherine A. Cherrstrom, Carrie Boden
Adult Education Research Conference
This systematic and integrative literature review examined curation in education with implications for adult educators in teaching and research and adult students in learning.