This dissertation presents an essential faculty development program framework
for teaching and learning centers in research extensive universities for introducing,
enhancing, and improving faculty development programs.
In this study, the Delphi method was used to gain consensus from the study
experts on essential and model faculty development programs, key goals and biggest
challenges for teaching and learning centers in research extensive universities. This
study included two major phases: (1) creation of the original survey instrument, and (2)
conducting the surveys with the identified experts. The first phase utilized three experts
in the field of faculty development to validate the questionnaire instrument. The second
phase was completed by a panel of 15 experts representing 14 states and was conducted
in four iterations. The study answered five research questions: (1) What are essential
faculty development programs for teaching and learning centers as reported by directors
in selected research extensive universities? (2) What are model faculty development
programs for teaching and learning centers as reported by directors in selected research extensive universities? (3) What programs will be essential for faculty development in
the future as forecasted by faculty professional development experts on the Delphi
panel? (4) What should be the key goals for teaching and learning centers as reported by
directors in selected research extensive universities? (5) What are the biggest challenges
for teaching and learning centers as reported by directors in selected research extensive
universities?
This dissertation study identified 18 currently essential faculty development
programs and 28 future essential faculty development programs for teaching and
learning centers in research extensive universities. Additionally, the Delphi panel
members provided descriptions of model programs for identified essential faculty
development programs that are considered as successful best practices to faculty
development. The Delphi panel also provided insights into key goals and key challenges
for teaching and learning centers that can be used by directors to plan essential faculty
development programs.
This dissertation is significant because the results are expected to serve as a
means for evaluating existing faculty development programming and guiding the
planning of new faculty development programs to enhance teaching and learning on
research extensive university campuses.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1283 |
| Date | 15 May 2009 |
| Creators | Pchenitchnaia, Larissa V. |
| Contributors | Cole, Bryan R. |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Format | electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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