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Towards Professionalization: The Experiences of Adjunct Professors Within an Academic Department

Banks, Jessean
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1658927282620837

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2022, Doctor of Education , University of Dayton, Educational Leadership.
What factors, as perceived by adjunct faculty in an academic department at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) institution, had the greatest impact on adjunct faculty and their decision to continue to serve in the part-time role? In this study, I explore the effects of not receiving professional development and mentorship can cause for disruption among the adjunct faculty. Largely in response to economic issues, universities of higher education have increased their hiring of part-time adjunct instructors. In 2011, adjunct faculty accounted for 50% of instructors in degree-granting institutions. Studies indicate that adjunct instructors have less access to faculty development resources, may not have office space to meet with students, and have less prestige than their full-time counterparts (Maybee, 2014). The reorganization of academic departments is one response to the economic, political, and intellectual challenges that universities face. This study focused on six participants from academic departments. However, little research has explored how faculty members understand their professional identities and affiliation during the structural and cultural shifts engendered during an academic department reorganization which is the focus of this qualitative case study.
Meredith Wronowski (Committee Chair)
93 p.
Education; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration
Keywords: Professional Development, Mentorship, HBCU, and Adjunct Professor

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  • Banks, J. (2022). Towards Professionalization: The Experiences of Adjunct Professors Within an Academic Department [Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1658927282620837

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Banks, Jessean. Towards Professionalization: The Experiences of Adjunct Professors Within an Academic Department. 2022. University of Dayton, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1658927282620837.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Banks, Jessean. "Towards Professionalization: The Experiences of Adjunct Professors Within an Academic Department." Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1658927282620837

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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