Prosocial behavior in the professoriate Victorino, Christine; Nylund-Gibson, Karen; Conley, Sharon
International journal of educational management,
01/2018, Letnik:
32, Številka:
5
Journal Article
Recenzirano
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to focus on the relationship between college and university faculty collegiality, conceptualized as a set of prosocial behaviors, and job satisfaction.
...Design/methodology/approach
A multi-level structural equation model was developed to examine the relationship between faculty collegiality and job satisfaction at the individual and institutional levels, the effects of gender and race/ethnicity, the effect of institutional type (i.e. research universities vs non-research universities), and whether institutional-level perceptions of faculty collegiality and job satisfaction influence perceptions of faculty collegiality and job satisfaction at the individual level.
Findings
Faculty collegiality was highly and significantly related to job satisfaction at the individual level (0.86) and at the institutional level (0.93). At the individual level, pretenured women faculty and faculty of color indicated significantly lower levels of collegiality. At the institutional level, pretenured faculty interactions with tenured faculty colleagues were positively and significantly related to individual-level perceptions of faculty collegiality.
Research limitations/implications
Study limitations include self-report data that were dependent upon accurate responses from faculty participants, and cross-sectional data. Future analyses could extend study findings by examining the influence of faculty collegiality upon such outcomes as faculty productivity and retention in future multi-level analyses.
Practical implications
It is recommended that interventions be undertaken to embed prosocial behaviors into faculty research, teaching, and service activities, and to foster relationships between pretenured and tenured faculty members.
Originality/value
This paper underscores the importance of collecting nationally representative faculty data and conducting rigorous multi-level analyses to inform higher education policy and practice.
Prosocial behavior in the professoriate Victorino, Christine; Nylund-Gibson, Karen; Conley, Sharon
International journal of educational management,
07/2018, Letnik:
32, Številka:
5
Journal Article
Recenzirano
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to focus on the relationship between college and university faculty collegiality, conceptualized as a set of prosocial behaviors, and job satisfaction.
...Design/methodology/approach
A multi-level structural equation model was developed to examine the relationship between faculty collegiality and job satisfaction at the individual and institutional levels, the effects of gender and race/ethnicity, the effect of institutional type (i.e. research universities vs non-research universities), and whether institutional-level perceptions of faculty collegiality and job satisfaction influence perceptions of faculty collegiality and job satisfaction at the individual level.
Findings
Faculty collegiality was highly and significantly related to job satisfaction at the individual level (0.86) and at the institutional level (0.93). At the individual level, pretenured women faculty and faculty of color indicated significantly lower levels of collegiality. At the institutional level, pretenured faculty interactions with tenured faculty colleagues were positively and significantly related to individual-level perceptions of faculty collegiality.
Research limitations/implications
Study limitations include self-report data that were dependent upon accurate responses from faculty participants, and cross-sectional data. Future analyses could extend study findings by examining the influence of faculty collegiality upon such outcomes as faculty productivity and retention in future multi-level analyses.
Practical implications
It is recommended that interventions be undertaken to embed prosocial behaviors into faculty research, teaching, and service activities, and to foster relationships between pretenured and tenured faculty members.
Originality/value
This paper underscores the importance of collecting nationally representative faculty data and conducting rigorous multi-level analyses to inform higher education policy and practice.
This article reports on a study that investigated the relationship between three dimensions of campus racial climate and faculty satisfaction with a large, nationally representative faculty sample (N ...= 29,169), using a multilevel structural equation model. Results indicate that campus racial climate has a large and highly significant effect upon faculty satisfaction at the individual level.
Scholars in some countries have recently begun to call for teacher evaluation to become a meaningful form of professional development with potential benefits for both teachers and schools. In the ...context of calls for professional development to enhance evaluation, this study was conducted in a school district whose evaluation process provided teachers with a choice of administrator or peer evaluators. As teachers are afforded a greater array of professional development alternatives as evaluation options, teachers' preferences need to be further investigated, and qualitative approaches could be helpful in this regard.
This study investigated a sample of California elementary, intermediate, and high school employed teachers (N = 247) to assess the effects of retirement perceptions on career commitment among ...teachers who are in different age groupings. Using path analysis, the influence of five retirement perceptions variables was examined: concerns about retirement benefits, understanding of the retirement system, perceived need for system change, control over the retirement plan, and satisfaction with current salary. The results indicated that the pattern of results differed for younger and older teachers. For the younger (age 21-45) group, concerns about retirement benefits (such as losing or reducing benefits through geographic mobility) and control over the retirement plan had significant, large, and direct effects on career commitment. For the older (age 46+) group, retirement variables had a significant effect on career commitment via the mediator of satisfaction with the retirement system. Given these findings, for younger teachers, strategies might focus on providing greater control over the retirement plan, such as in offering choice in how their retirement monies are invested. Older teachers need to feel safe about retirement in the sense of being satisfied with the system and its benefits to commit to their jobs.
This research explores the ways in which Evangelical Christianity’s understanding of substitutionary atonement and original sin interfaces with invitations to guided mindfulness-based self-compassion ...practice in the experience of eight research participants. The intent is to investigate and understand ways in which Western Evangelical interpretations and application of doctrines of original sin and substitutionary atonement have shaped perceptions of the self and the self in relation to God. Research will examine the capacity for kindness to self in the mind and experience of persons questioning Evangelical values (as described in David W. Bebbington’s quadrilateral) but expressing desire to remain connected to their Christian faith.
NASN Connecting With Nurses Every Day Mazyck, Donna; Conley, Sharon; Cellucci, Margaret
NASN school nurse,
07/2014, Letnik:
29, Številka:
4
Journal Article
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Odprti dostop
NASN, with a newly adopted strategic plan, is energized, committed, and positioned to be the connecting point for all things concerning school health. The July issue of the NASN School Nurse is ...utilized to provide an update to our membership on the health of our organization and the past year’s major initiatives. The 2014-2017 strategic plan has five areas of emphasis: membership, advocacy, financial stability, research, and governance. The purpose of this article is to discuss NASN’s member resources and connections and how they can be utilized to strengthen and mold school nursing practice.
Fear can be conceptualized differently as experienced by those inside and outside the school organization. Internally, participants respond to fear in a politics of maintenance aimed toward ...protection against anticipated job loss(es). This article examines internal organizational participants' fear, with particular attention to teachers' fear of being evaluated. It is argued that the cellular organization of teaching contributes to fear, as do certain existing conflicts in evaluation. For example, teachers fearing a summative evaluation may be less than forthcoming about their performance shortcomings and/or goals. An analysis of fear in teacher evaluation should take into account (a) teacher controllability of teaching and its evaluation and (b) principals' preference for evaluation rigidity. In environments compromised by fear, for example, administrators might restrict information in teacher evaluation. Reform directions such as union participation and altering the adversarial tone of evaluation may improve evaluation by more fully developing the skills desired in teaching.
Purpose - Despite the critical role of support personnel in education, the literature about their supervision has been less than informative. In an effort to provide additional guidance to school ...leaders seeking to improve the supervision of such personnel, the purpose of this paper is to examine and compare three distinct groups of support personnel: school custodians janitors, school secretaries, and paraprofessionals in special education.Design methodology approach - The paper begins with two analyses. One is that of the general importance of the role of support personnel in public schools in the USA. The other consists of a brief argument as to why the literature about the supervision of support personnel has not been overly informative. The paper proceeds with descriptions of three distinct support personnel groups.Findings - The examination of three support personnel groups highlights the visibility of the school custodian janitor, the multi-dimensional responsibilities of the school secretary, and the background of the paraprofessional in special education.Research limitations implications - A comparison of three distinct groups of support personnel has implications for their training, compensation and scheduling, and work design and supervision.Originality value - The paper content offers an information-rich and multi-faceted view of support personnel in schools, with implications for their overall supervision and the importance of their contribution to the organization.
