It Takes a Village to Build an Effective Adjunct Community

2021 ◽  
pp. 31-41
Author(s):  
Eugene M. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Adjunct Faculty ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Criminal Justice Program ◽  
Program Leadership ◽  
Time Position ◽  
Justice Program ◽  
Person Account ◽  
The Relationship

It is understood that not all adjunct faculty seek a full-time position with an institution, nor do they necessarily look for ways to engage with an institution beyond teaching for compensation. This chapter is not intended to explore either of these perspectives, but rather focuses on deepening the engagement of those adjunct faculty interested in collaboration and professional development with the institution or program they serve. Full-time faculty and program leadership are vital to creating conditions to enhance the relationship between adjunct faculty and their academic programs. This chapter offers a first-person account of one academic program leader's reflective journey to support adjunct faculty in a criminal justice program. This chapter shares some techniques used by the author to organize a digital workspace that positions adjunct faculty to engage or participate with the institution and program on their terms. This chapter also offers some proven practices as examples for creating community among adjunct faculty and the institution or program they serve.

МЕЖДИСЦИПЛИНАРНОСТЬ В ПОДГОТОВКЕ КОНФЛИКТОЛОГОВ: СОСТОЯНИЕ И ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
А. И. Стребков ◽  
А. И. Мусаев
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Full Time ◽  
The Us ◽  
Promotional Materials ◽  
Russian Universities ◽  
Educational Methodology

The present article concerns with the modern state of things of the conflict resolution specialists’ training in the US universities. The analysis is based on the informational and promotional materials which were picked up from the 11 American universities’ websites. The aim of the analysis was the examination of the four sections, which are: the orientation of the academic program, the content of the program or the scope of the skills, the main methodology of the academic program and the educational technologies. Together with the analysis of the US universities’ academic programs the article provides the comparative analysis of these programs with the Russian academic programs. On the back of this comparative analysis the authors come to the comprehensive conclusion according to which the specialists’ training in the field of the conflict resolution and peacebuilding in the US does not have significant differences from Russian ones and is carried out within one international academic trend in regard to its main features which are: the orientation, content, educational methodology and technologies. The key distinction of the Russian training from the American one is that the Russian academic tradition does have the core subject matter around which the whole academic program is being developed and which is the conflict. This subject matter is being taken in its entirety and the conflict resolution is considered as the closing stage of the conflict studies specialists’ training whereas the academic programs of the US universities embrace the conflict resolution as the subject matter of the academic training and therefores leaves beyond the scope of the training both the theory of the conflict and the forms practice of its manifestation in a number of the programs. The letter is peculiar to both short-term academic programs and the full-time two-year academic programs as it is accepted in the educational space of the Russian Federation. Furthermore, the authors of the article make up the conclusion of the coinciding major educational methodology which guides the academic programs of the American and Russian universities and which is developed on the principles of the interdisciplinarity.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Grades and Academic Program Satisfaction Over Four Years of Study

2004 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
J. Paul Grayson
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
University Education ◽  
Program Satisfaction ◽  
Commuter University ◽  
Conventional Models ◽  
The Relationship

It is frequently assumed that the student experience, and, by implication, student program satisfaction, improves over the course of a university education. A four-year panel study of students at a large commuter university indicates some improvements in assessments of professor performance and GPA between first and fourth year; however, satisfaction with academic programs remains more or less the same across all four years of study. Structural equation modelling was employed to estimate the relationships among professor performance, GPA, and program satisfaction within, and between, each of the four years of study. Contrary to expectations based on some conventional models, it was found that students' assessments of professors were not affected by GPA; conversely, professor performance had little impact on GPA. By contrast, student satisfaction was related to both GPA and professor performance. The greatest predictor of students' program satisfaction, however, was neither GPA nor professor performance, but program satisfaction in the previous year. This finding suggests that underlying personality characteristics likely are more responsible for expressions of program satisfaction than either GPA or professor performance.

scholarly journals FACTORS INFLUENCE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ DECISION MAKING TO ENROLL AND SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATION AS AN EXTERNAL FACTOR

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Farid Shamsudin ◽  
Aeshah Mohd Ali ◽  
Rosni Ab Wahid ◽  
Zulkifli Saidun
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
External Factor ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose:  This study conducted to classify factors of fixed Higher Education Institution (HEI) characteristics influenced students' decision making to enroll at private HEI and social media application as an external factor exclusively in Malaysia phenomena. The main focus of this research was to determine the relationship between independent variables (academic programs, tuition fees, location, institution rankings, institution facilities, employment opportunities, social media application) influence dependent variable (decision making); and to determine the major factor that influence students' decision making to enroll at private HEI. Methodology: The underpinning theory applied in this study was Theory Reason Action (TRA) for social media application, while Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) applied for academic programs, tuition fees, location, institution rankings, institution facilities, and employment opportunities. Five hundred (500) questionnaires distributed at selected private HEI around Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Respondent was an undergraduate student semester one the year 2018 only. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 24. Results: Findings indicated result for direct effect revealed decision making were significant in the relationship between tuition fees, location, institution ranking, institution facilities, employment opportunities, and social media application thus hypothesis H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, and H7 accepted. Implications: Therefore, the only academic program was insignificant with decision making thus hypothesis H1 rejected. While the major factor that influences students' decision making to enroll at Private HEI in rank number one was employment opportunities H6 (β = .301; p = .000 < .05). Thus, Results of direct effects indicated there is a relationship between employment opportunities and students’ decision making to enroll at private HEI.

Examining the Relationship Between Black Racial Identity Clusters and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms

2021 ◽  
pp. 107839032110026
Author(s):  
Kortney Floyd James ◽  
Dawn M. Aycock ◽  
Jennifer L. Barkin ◽  
Kimberly A. Hires
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Black Mothers ◽  
Postpartum Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Black Racial Identity ◽  
Postpartum Mothers ◽  
The Relationship

Background: This study examined the relationship between racial identity clusters and postpartum depressive symptoms (PPDS) in Black postpartum mothers living in Georgia. Aims: A cross-sectional study design using Cross’s nigrescence theory as a framework was used to explore the relationship between Black racial identity and PPDS. Method: Black mothers were administered online questionnaires via Qualtrics. A total sample of 116 self-identified Black mothers were enrolled in the study. Participants ranged in age from 18 to 41 years ( M = 29.5 ± 5.3) and their infants were 1 to 12 months old ( M = 5.6 ± 3.5). The majority of mothers were married or cohabitating with their partner (71%), had a college degree (53%), and worked full-time (57%). Results: Hierarchical cluster analysis identified six racial identity clusters within the sample: Assimilated and Miseducated, Self-Hating, Anti-White, Multiculturalist, Low Race Salience, and Conflicted. A Kruskal-Wallis H test determined there was no difference in PPDS scores between racial identity clusters. Conclusion: This study is the first to explore the relationship between Black racial identity clusters of postpartum mothers and their mental health. Findings emphasize the complexity of Black racial identity and suggest that the current assessment tools may not adequately detect PPDS in Black mothers. The implications for these findings in nursing practice and future research are discussed.

scholarly journals The Nexus between Rural Household Livelihoods and Agricultural Functions: Evidence from China

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 241
Author(s):  
Bencheng Liu ◽  
Yangang Fang
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Livelihood Strategies ◽  
Agricultural Product ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Cultural Function ◽  
Livelihood Assets ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Farming Households

Understanding the relationship between households’ livelihoods and agricultural functions is important for regulating and balancing households’ and macrosocieties’ agricultural functional needs and formulating better agricultural policies and rural revitalization strategies. This paper uses peasant household survey data obtained from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) and statistical analysis methods, to analyze the differences in livelihood assets and agricultural functions of households with different livelihood strategies and the relationship between livelihood assets and agricultural functions. Households are categorized based on their livelihood strategies as full-time farming households, part-time farming I households, part-time farming II households, and non-farming households. The agricultural product supply and negative effects of the ecological service function of full-time farming households are higher than those of part-time farming and non-farming households. Part-time farming I households have the strongest social security function, while non-farming households have the weakest social security function. Non-farming households have the strongest leisure and cultural function, while part-time farming I households have the weakest leisure and cultural function. Households’ demand for agricultural functions is affected by livelihood assets. Effective measures should be taken to address contradictions in the agricultural functional demands of households and macrosocieties.

Exploring privacy and trust for employee monitoring

2015 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuchih Ernest Chang ◽  
Anne Yenching Liu ◽  
Sungmin Lin
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Employee Monitoring ◽  
Communication Privacy ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate privacy boundaries and explores employees’ reactions in employee monitoring. Design/methodology/approach – The research used the metaphor of boundary turbulence in the Communication Privacy Management (CPM) theory to demonstrate the psychological effect on employees. The model comprised organizational culture, CPM, trust, and employee performance in employee monitoring to further investigated the influence exerted by organizational culture and how employees viewed their trust within the organization when implementing employee monitoring. Variables were measured empirically by administrating questionnaires to full-time employees in organizations that currently practice employee monitoring. Findings – The findings showed that a control-oriented organizational culture raised communication privacy turbulence in CPM. The communication privacy turbulence in CPM mostly had negative effects on trust in employee monitoring policy, but not on trust in employee monitoring members. Both trust in employee monitoring policy and trust in employee monitoring members had positive effects on employee commitment and compliance to employee monitoring. Research limitations/implications – This research applied the CPM theory in workplace privacy to explore the relationship between employees’ privacy and trust. The results provide insights of why employees feel psychological resistance when they are forced to accept the practice of employee monitoring. In addition, this study explored the relationship between CPM and trust, and offer support and verification to prior studies. Practical implications – For practitioners, the findings help organizations to improve the performance of their employees and to design a more effective environment for employee monitoring. Originality/value – A research model was proposed to study the impacts of CPM on employee monitoring, after a broad survey on related researches. The validated model and its corresponding study results can be referenced by organization managers and decision makers to make favorable tactics for achieving their goals of implementing employee monitoring.

Associations between Prior Disability-Focused Training and Disability-Related Attitudes and Perceptions among University Faculty

2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Murray ◽  
Allison Lombardi ◽  
Carol T. Wren ◽  
Christopher Keys
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Attitudes ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
University Faculty ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Prior Training ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Students With Ld ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Time Faculty

This investigation examined the relationship between prior disability-focused training and university faculty members' attitudes towards students with learning disabilities (LD). A survey containing items designed to measure faculty attitudes was sent to all full-time faculty at one university. Analyses of 198 responses indicated that faculty who had received some form of disability-focused training scored higher on factors pertaining to Willingness to Provide Exam Accommodations, Fairness and Sensitivity, General Knowledge About LD, Willingness to Personally Invest in Students with LD, and personal actions, such as Inviting Disclosure and Providing Accommodations, and lower scores on negatively valenced factors than did faculty who had not received prior training. Faculty who had previously attended disability-related workshops and courses reported the most positive attitudes, followed by faculty who had participated in “other” forms of training (i.e., reading books and articles or visiting websites) and faculty who had received no prior training. The total number of types of training experienced and time spent engaged in training was predictive of faculty attitudes as well as faculty-reported satisfaction with prior training. Implications of the findings are discussed.

FEATURES OF THE FUNCTIONING OF A PROJECT-ORIENTED ENTERPRISE IN MODERN CONDITIONS

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inna Chaikovska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Full Time ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Management Standards ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Close Cooperation ◽  
Industry Affiliation ◽  
Operational Activities ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
The Relationship

The paper summarizes the features of the project-oriented enterprise in modern conditions. A model of operation of a project-oriented enterprise has also been built. It is established that each enterprise goes through different stages of its transformation into project-oriented, which must take into account the strategic goals of the enterprise. When transforming into a project- oriented enterprise should take into account the industry affiliation of the enterprise and the peculiarities of its activities. Usually the company has a linear organizational structure, and project-oriented - matrix or project. The main criteria that affect the process of transformation of the enterprise into a project-oriented are knowledge, technology, processes, communications, project management, standards and norms. For a project-oriented enterprise is characterized by both operational (permanent) activities and project (temporary). The relationship between operational and project activities and their interaction depends on the stage of transformation of the enterprise into project-oriented. Different management approaches are used for each activity. Operational activities are performed by full-time employees of the enterprise, who are employees of the company's departments, and project activities - the project team, which may consist of employees of the enterprise, as well as may involve external team members. Operational and project activities should be in close cooperation, which will achieve a positive synergistic effect, which will affect the efficiency and effectiveness of the enterprise, as well as its competitiveness. Innovative development of the enterprise is carried out with the help of implemented projects, and its results have a significant impact on operating activities. The activities of a project-oriented enterprise are closely connected with the external environment. The knowledge management system is the most important component of the process of transforming an enterprise into a project-oriented one.

Transactional leadership and dynamic capabilities: the mediating effect of regulatory focus

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (9) ◽  
pp. 2284-2306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Xu ◽  
Xiaohong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Regulatory Focus ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Promotion Focus ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Collaborative Innovation ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The mechanism of leadership’s impact on dynamic capabilities has aroused widespread interest, but few studies focus on transactional leadership, especially empirical research by micro foundations in the R&D departments from collaborative innovation alliances. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how the mechanism of transactional leadership affects dynamic capabilities based on the mediating effect of regulatory focus. Design/methodology/approach In order to better illustrate the role of transactional leadership on dynamic capabilities, the authors introduced regulatory focus as a mediator based on previous research. A sample of 245 dyads comprised of full-time employees and their immediate supervisors was collected from the innovation teams of industry-university alliances through questionnaires in China and analyzed via hierarchical regression method. Non-response bias and endogeneity testing were also conducted to confirm the validity of the findings. Findings Contingency-reward behavior promotes the development of employee sensing and seizing capability. Management-by-exception promotes the development of employee reconfiguration capability. Promotion focus positively mediates the relationship between contingency-reward and sensing-seizing capability. Prevention focus positively mediates the relationship between management-by-exception and sensing-seizing capability. In addition, management-by-exception is also positively related to sensing capability and promotion focus is positively related to reconfiguration capability. Originality/value This paper confirmed different dimensions of transactional leadership favor different dimensions of dynamic capabilities based on different dimensions of regulatory focus, which enriches the theory of strategic leadership and dynamic capabilities, and is conducive to the management of collaborative innovation in technological innovation alliances.

Workforce Improvement and Lifelong Learning

1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-247
Author(s):  
Richard L. Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Common Language ◽  
New Model ◽  
Job Level ◽  
Work Keys ◽  
The Us ◽  
Traditional Paradigm ◽  
The Relationship

The author stresses the importance to the future of the US workforce of the recognition that the traditional notion of education (‘that education and adult life, especially work, are consecutive rather than concurrent’) is inappropriate to contemporary workforce preparation and skills needs. He contrasts the characteristics of the traditional paradigm with those which need to be adopted in a new model of the relationship between education and work. Against this background, Dr Ferguson describes the development and application of the Work Keys System which aims to provide a common language for education and business to participate in preparing people for the transition from full-time education to employment and from one job or job level to another.

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