Download or read book A Comparison of Administrator Faculty and Student Perceptions of the Effectiveness of a Texas Community College written by Troy Gene Snowden and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Texas Community College Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions about Professional Development written by Sharon Kay Geistman Hyak and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As community colleges focus on increasing accountability, a growing number of community colleges have implemented professional development programs. Studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of faculty professional development, yet faculty participation and attitude toward training may impede improvement efforts. Therefore, the purpose of this quantitative study was to increase understanding of Texas community college faculty attitudes and perceptions about faculty (teacher training) professional development. This quantitative study identified faculty characteristics, such as teaching experience, level of teacher training received, and academic degree earned; as well as environmental factors including college culture, administrative support, colleague influence, funding, time availability, self-efficacy and faculty perceptions toward development activities. A Likert-style online survey was developed and administered at 14 Texas community campuses, where 997 faculty members participated. The faculty list included campus members that taught at least one course in a typical semester, including teaching administrators, deans, part-time faculty, and full-time faculty. The Likert items mostly consisted of five points based on the scales from "Strongly Disagree" to "Strongly Agree," or from "Never" to "Very Frequently." Other questions established participation in faculty development activities and demographic information such as teaching load, prior teacher training, academic degree earned, teaching discipline, teaching experience, and position at the college. Survey data were analyzed using Excel and SPSS statistical software. One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and multiple regressions was performed to determine the relationship among survey variables. A priori level of significance for all statistical analyses was set at an alpha level of 0.05. Participants included 997 Texas community college faculty members at 14 campuses. Results indicated that (a) differences exist in the ways these various faculty groups experience and value training opportunities; (b) campus culture, administrative support, and funding, are statistically significant predictors of faculty member participation, attitudes, and perceptions; (c) faculty members' self-efficacy is significant in predicting attitudes about professional development; and (d) faculty beliefs in their teaching capacity influence their motivation and behavior in the classroom. The researcher recommends that leadership (a) legitimize professional development by promoting, supporting, and participating in strategically aligned programs; (b) evolve training strategies to incorporate diverse objectives, learning strategies, and shared culture for all generations and experience levels; (c) present training using best practices, reflection, and a comprehensive approach; and (d) model high-achieving systems of education. Several recommendations for future research include (a) continually and consistently collect and analyze data regarding faculty attitudes and faculty experiences; (b) evaluate how faculty development training affects student learning; (c) expand research to systems of education that reflect high-achieving models and alignment with the desired culture and strategic directions.
Download or read book A Case Study of the Perceptions of Faculty Administrators and Staff Regarding the Development of a culture of Evidence at Two Texas Community Colleges written by Gregory F. Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to meet the educational and economic demands of the United States in the future, institutions of higher education must increase the number of students who persist to the completion of a certificate or degree program, especially low-income students and students of color (Carnivale and Desrochers, 2004). To increase the persistence and completion rates of these students at community colleges, national initiatives, such as the Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count initiative, have emphasized the importance of creating institutional environments in which planning and improvement efforts are data-driven (Achieving the Dream, 2005). This study explored the perceptions of faculty members, administrators, and staff directly involved in establishing this data-driven environment, also known as a "culture of evidence," and the extent to which those perceptions had disseminated through the larger college community. Through the use of a case study and focus groups using Interactive Qualitative Analysis (IQA) methods, the development of a "culture of evidence" at two Texas community colleges was examined as perceived by college constituents involved in its creation and by a group of college constituents indirectly influenced by their efforts. The emerging themes are discussed in their relation to promoting and maintaining a data-driven culture in the future.
Download or read book American Doctoral Dissertations written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Administrator Faculty and Student Perceptions of Crime and Implications for Policy at a Public Community College written by Robert G. Costello and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Comparison of Institutional Goal Priorities Among Students Faculty Administrators and Advisory Board Members at a Texas Public Post secondary Institution written by John Edward De Leon and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Administrator and Faculty Perceptions Regarding the Purpose and Application of Academic Tenure at a Selected South Texas Community College written by Karen Trotty Douglas and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Faculty and Administrator Perceptions of Community College Organizational Culture Decision making Processes and Organizational Effectiveness written by Zachariah O. Abungah and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Recruitment of Minority Faculty written by Reed Peoples and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Extent of Community College Faculty Participation in Academic Governance as Perceived by Associate Degree Nursing Faculty Members and Administrators written by Edith Mae Ramsay and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT.
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Download or read book The Case of Faculty Staff and Student Perceptions of Leadership Decisions That Impacted a Texas Community College During the COVID 19 Pandemic written by Anna Ingram and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Community colleges in Texas have experienced a decrease in enrollment in recent years. The pandemic exacerbated the problem, as evidenced by the further drop in enrollment in almost all community colleges in Texas. Odessa College, however, gained enrollment during the pandemic. The current qualitative case study examines the phenomenon of leadership decisions impacting Odessa College from an interpretivist approach. Theories in crisis and situational leadership provide a lens for exploring the phenomenon of leadership decisions and potential impact on a community college, particularly in times of crisis." ---from Abstract.
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