Perceptions versus Reality: First Year/Early Career Faculty Expectations and Experiences through the Lens of Negentropy

Autor/inn/en	McAvoy, John P., Jr.; Freeman, Sydney, Jr.; Carr-Chellman, Ali; Kitchel, Allen
Titel	Perceptions versus Reality: First Year/Early Career Faculty Expectations and Experiences through the Lens of Negentropy
Quelle	In: International Journal of Leadership in Education, 26 (2023) 4, S.701-721 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-3124
DOI	10.1080/13603124.2021.1882703
Schlagwörter	Beginning Teachers; College Faculty; Expectation; Teaching Experience; Teacher Attitudes; Role Conflict; Teacher Collaboration; Educational Innovation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Junior teacher; Junglehrer; Fakultät; Expectancy; Erwartung; Lehrerverhalten; Rollenkonflikt; Lehrerkooperation; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation
Abstract	The first year of faculty members' time at an institution of higher education is spent learning their role and institutional culture. Quite often new faculty members need more support, guidance, and mentoring than they receive. But how can we help new faculty to create new energy (act negentropically) toward the institutional advancement? This qualitative phenomenological, exploratory case study of eight first-year and early career faculty (FYECF) provides insight into the lived experiences of this population and expands the utilization of the concept of negentropy into higher education organizations and socialization of FYECF. Through the data analysis, six major themes emerged: (1) Ambiguity, (2) Performance Expectations, (3) Collaboration, (4) Entrepreneurial/Innovation, (5) Finding a Voice, (6) Sharing Knowledge. While these themes may be anticipated in a study such as this one, it is the overlay of negentropic actions that makes this contribution unique. Implications for policy and practice are discussed for promoting a negentropic university environment. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01