Are We Engaged? A College-Level Inventory of Community Engagement in Weber State University’s College of Arts and Humanities

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Community Engagement ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
College Level ◽  
Engaged Learning ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
Primary Finding ◽  
University Level ◽  
Stage 1 ◽  
The University

In the study discussed in this article, a group of six faculty members from Weber State University’s Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts and Humanities tested and applied the Self-Assessment Rubric for the Institutionalization of Community Engagement at the Level of the College Within a University as part of a pilot program. Based on this application of the rubric, the group found that the college tended toward the “Emerging” stage (i.e., Stage 1) for most items, indicating a need to continue developing programs and practices that center on community engagement (CE) within the college. The primary finding from this activity was that CE is fragmented in the college, within its constituent departments, and at the university level. This fragmentation limits the effectiveness of community-engaged learning, teaching, and scholarship. The authors discuss the group’s findings and interpretations of the rubric elements and offer recommendations for future use of the engaged college rubric.

scholarly journals Faculty Turnover And Salary Compression In Business Schools: Comparing Teaching And Research Missions

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sid Glandon ◽  
TerryAnn Glandon
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Business Schools ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Hiring Practices ◽  
Unexpected Result ◽  
Turnover Rates ◽  
Faculty Turnover ◽  
University Level ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The University

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 37.8pt 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Batang;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Excessive employee turnover has plagued industry and higher education, increasing the cost of manufacturing a product, delivering a service or providing quality education.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Most research conducted in this area has concentrated on industry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The few studies that have investigated turnover in higher education were done at the university level while this paper focuses on faculty turnover in business schools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Another difference that distinguishes this paper is that actual turnover figures were used, rather than <span style="text-decoration: underline;">intentions</span> to leave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Salary compression was also explored, an issue that concerns many faculty members. This occurs when new doctorates are hired at salaries almost equal to that of existing faculty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Our research found that turnover rates are higher in small, teaching institutions, as anticipated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>An unexpected result was that salary compression was greater in one of the research institutions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This may be due to abnormal hiring practices of that school.</span></span></span></p>

scholarly journals Exploring the potential role of community engagement in evaluating clinical and translational science grant proposals

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey W. Treem ◽  
Margaret Schneider ◽  
Robynn L. Zender ◽  
Dara H. Sorkin
Keyword(s):  
Community Engagement ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Translational Science ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Grant Proposals ◽  
Stage Process ◽  
Stage 1 ◽  
The University

IntroductionThis study explored the effects of integrating community members into the evaluation of clinical and translational science grants.MethodsThe University of California, Irvine Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) engaged 21 community reviewers alongside scientific reviewers in a 2-stage process of evaluating research proposals. In Stage 1 reviewers scored proposals, and during Stage 2 two study sections convened: one a mix of community reviewers and scientific reviewers, and one only engaging scientific reviewers. In total, 4 studies were discussed by both study sections.ResultsComparisons of reviews revealed little difference between ratings of community reviewers and those of scientific reviewers, and that community reviewers largely refrained from critiquing scientific or technical aspects of proposals.ConclusionsThe findings suggest that involving community reviewers early in the grant cycle, and exposing them to the entirety of the review process, can bolster community engagement without compromising the rigor of grant evaluations.

scholarly journals The Influence of Using Social Media as a Learning Platform by Bilingual and Multilingual Learners on English Speaking Skills

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Porawe Poramathikul ◽  
Nakibah Arwedo ◽  
Innas Abdulhakim ◽  
Pitchayaporn Wattanaruwangkowit
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Speaking Proficiency ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Speaking Skills

This study aims to discover the influences of using social media on the English speaking skills. To fulfill this study’s goal, data was collected using questionnaires, self-assessment, and speaking tests. Participants of the study were 20 bilinguals and multilingual of any two or more languages that are currently studying English as a foreign language (EFL) at the university level in Thailand. The result from speaking proficiency self-assessment shows the perception of bilinguals and multilingual who perceived that they can speak English fluently than accurately. The average score of the self-assessment is 5.59 out of 9. The standard deviation (S.D.) of their score is 1.46. This score shows that the participants consider themselves as competent users of English according to the description from British Councils (2012). Only eight out of 20 or 40 percent of the participants think that they have reached the level of capable users of the English, while the other 60 percent of participants think that they have not reached that level. From this study, it has been found that bilingual and multilingual speakers often use social media for educational purposes.

scholarly journals Student academic dishonesty: Review of theoretical frameworks and methods of prevention

2020 ◽  
pp. 93-111
Author(s):  
Oksana V. Dremova
Keyword(s):  
Academic Dishonesty ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Academic Cheating ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University

This study presents a comprehensive analysis and classification of existing theoretical approaches for conceptualization of academic dishonesty that has helped to understand the reasons and socio-psychological mechanisms for dishonest behaviour. This paper also considers practical methods of how to combat student dishonesty that were proposed based on the results of empirical studies. According to the proposed methods, theories can be divided into two groups. The first group includes theories that provide preventing methods of student academic dishonesty for faculty members. The second group of theories provides ways for preventing academic cheating at the university level. Based on the systematization of theories, additional methods have been proposed to combat dishonest behavior, which can be useful for both teachers and researchers of academic dishonesty.

Research ethics of the faculty members at higher education – theory and practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (8) ◽  
pp. 204-211
Author(s):  
Huong Tran Thanh
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Ethics ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Education Theory ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University

Scientific research is seen as a tool to discover new knowledge and create advanced products for the betterment of society. However, the contribution of research outputs is only valuable unless it is done with the required values and by specific standards. By using questionnaire to conduct a survey on 169 permanent faculty members at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, HCMC, the author found out that the respondents had adequate perception to research ethics, however, they inadequately perceived the values of research methods, and relationship among stakeholders and research sponsors. From these findings, some recommendations are proposed to improve the research effectiveness at the university level.

Contrasting 4 Year Outcomes Associated With Introduction to Management Courses

2021 ◽  
pp. 105256292110560
Author(s):  
Malu Roldan
Keyword(s):  
First Generation ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Underrepresented Minority ◽  
Act Scores ◽  
Freshman Year ◽  
Study Results ◽  
University Level ◽  
Graduation Outcomes ◽  
The University ◽  
Skill Building

Management faculty members have had a longstanding interest in the design of the Introduction to Management Course as it presents an opportune point to provide students with the foundational skills for success in their Management Studies. Since many Management majors take these courses during their freshman year in the university, the courses are, intentionally or not, also settings for helping students transition to the university both academically and socially. This paper reports on a study of the 4-year outcomes associated with this potential of Introduction to Management courses to help with students’ transition into university-level studies. Specifically, it contrasts 4-year graduation outcomes among three different Introduction to Management courses taken by a freshman business student cohort of a large, public, university. The study results show a course that focused on life skill building was associated with better 4-year graduation outcomes than theory-driven and business overview classes. Contrary to expectations, the study indicated that there were no significant differences among students enrolled in the classes in terms of other important student characteristics known to impact graduation rates, including underrepresented minority (URM) and first-generation status, SAT or ACT scores, self-reported GPA, and exposure to university-level URM student success and achievement programs.

scholarly journals Feedback about Teaching in Higher Ed: Neglected Opportunities to Promote Change

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cara Gormally ◽  
Mara Evans ◽  
Peggy Brickman
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Members ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Instructional Feedback ◽  
College Biology ◽  
Higher Ed ◽  
Specific Feedback ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University

Despite ongoing dissemination of evidence-based teaching strategies, science teaching at the university level is less than reformed. Most college biology instructors could benefit from more sustained support in implementing these strategies. One-time workshops raise awareness of evidence-based practices, but faculty members are more likely to make significant changes in their teaching practices when supported by coaching and feedback. Currently, most instructional feedback occurs via student evaluations, which typically lack specific feedback for improvement and focus on teacher-centered practices, or via drop-in classroom observations and peer evaluation by other instructors, which raise issues for promotion, tenure, and evaluation. The goals of this essay are to summarize the best practices for providing instructional feedback, recommend specific strategies for providing feedback, and suggest areas for further research. Missed opportunities for feedback in teaching are highlighted, and the sharing of instructional expertise is encouraged.

A brief assessment of researchers’ perceptions towards research data in India

IFLA Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manorama Tripathi ◽  
Mahesh Chand ◽  
S. K. Sonkar ◽  
V. K. J. Jeevan
Keyword(s):  
Research Data ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Pivotal Role ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Raw Data ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Brief Assessment ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Science And Research

The present paper dwells upon the importance of raw data for the development of science and research. The study includes an interview of 40 researchers and faculty members to understand their perception towards the raw data. It has suggested that the libraries can play a pivotal role in extending support to the researchers for organizing, archiving and preserving raw data for future use. Libraries may evolve a system at the university level wherein the researchers and faculty members be encouraged to deposit their raw research data in the institutional repositories, which most of the university libraries have developed.

scholarly journals Conceptualizing Community Engagement: Starting a Campus-Wide Dialogue

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony M. Starke ◽  
Keristiena Shenouda ◽  
Deborah Smith-Howell
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Analysis Phase ◽  
Metropolitan Universities ◽  
The University ◽  
And Linguistics

Institutions of higher education are increasingly compelled to produce evidence that illustrates their contribution to society. In this age of demonstrating value added, self-assessment is critical for urban and metropolitan universities. This study will explore the design and implementation of a landscape analysis – phase one of an in-depth self-assessment – at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). This process is intended to help universities gain a better understanding of how community engagement is conceptualized and institutionalized on their campus. A thorough understanding of the meaning of, and linguistics associated with, community engagement is imperative for the creation of community engagement measurement and assessment mechanisms. The authors will share the methodology and key findings, which include the discovery of domains of community engagement and acknowledgement of a spectrum of engagement. 

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