A Developmental Perspective on Behaviors of New Faculty Transition into Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Kilbourne, Brianne F.; Bowman, Thomas G.; Mazerolle, Stephanie M.
Titel	A Developmental Perspective on Behaviors of New Faculty Transition into Higher Education
Quelle	In: Athletic Training Education Journal, 13 (2018) 4, S.348-358 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1947-380X
DOI	10.4085/1304348
Schlagwörter	Beginning Teachers; Teacher Characteristics; Graduate Students; College Faculty; Teacher Responsibility; Adjustment (to Environment); Competence; Teaching Experience; Mentors; Expectation; Reflection; Athletics; Trainers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Junior teacher; Junglehrer; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Fakultät; Lehrverpflichtung; Kompetenz; Expectancy; Erwartung; Leichtathletik; Ausbildungslehrer; Trainer
Abstract	Context: The responsibilities of new faculty members can be stressful because of the expectations of research, teaching, service, and for some, administration. The strain from transition and role complexity can impact faculty members' perceptions of the experience and therefore professional development. Objective: To understand how individual characteristics and behaviors influenced development of new faculty during their transition from doctoral students to faculty members. Design: Qualitative phenomenology study. Setting: Higher education institutions with Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education-accredited athletic training programs. Patients or Other Participants: Sixteen junior faculty (7 males, 9 females, age ¼ 32 6 3.5 years) representing 7 National Athletic Trainers' Association districts and 14 different higher education institutions participated. Main Outcome Measure(s): A semistructured telephone interview protocol was used to examine the experiences of junior faculty within their first 3 years of a faculty role. Interviews were coded inductively using a psychosocial developmental interpretive lens. Credibility was established with saturation of the findings and researcher triangulation. Results: The data revealed 3 individual behavioral characteristics positively influenced the development of junior faculty through transition: (1) adaptive perfectionism, (2) competence gained through experience, and (3) the use of a mentor network. Our participants adapted personal expectations in light of outcomes that differed from personal standards; gained competence by seeking experience before, during, and after their doctoral studies; and used a mentor network to ease transition. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that individuals who are able to reflect on their performance and self-adjust personal standards and/or behaviors have a positive perception related to their ability to be successful during transition. Competence gained through experience apart from doctoral assistantships appears to facilitate the transition into higher education. Also, the creation and maintenance of a mentor network that provides a variety of support from multiple sources appears to improve transition by providing comradery, security, and help. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01