Envisioning the Faculty for the Twenty-First Century: Moving to a Mission-Oriented and Learner-Centered Model

Published by Rutgers University Press 2016

Envisioning the Faculty for the Twenty-First Century

Moving to a Mission-Oriented and Learner-Centered Model

Edited by: Adrianna Kezar and Daniel Maxey
With contributions by: Daniel Maxey , Adrianna Kezar , Elizabeth Holcombe , Ann E. Austin , Andrea G. Trice , William T. Mallon , Arleen Arnsparger , Joanna Drivalas , Malcolm Brown , KerryAnn O'Meara , Lauren DeCrosta , Richard Allan Gillman , Nancy Hensel , David A. Salomon , William Plater , R. Eugene Rice , Leslie Gonzalez and Aimee LaPointe Terosky

In the series The American Campus

https://doi.org/10.36019/9780813581026

Overview
Contents

About this book

The institution of tenure—once a cornerstone of American colleges and universities—is rapidly eroding. Today, the majority of faculty positions are part-time or limited-term appointments, a radical change that has resulted more from circumstance than from thoughtful planning. As colleges and universities evolve to meet the changing demands of society, how might their leaders design viable alternative faculty models for the future?

Envisioning the Faculty for the Twenty-First Century weighs the concerns of university administrators, professors, adjuncts, and students in order to critically assess emerging faculty models and offer informed policy recommendations. Cognizant of the financial pressures that have led many universities to favor short-term faculty contracts, higher education experts Adrianna Kezar and Daniel Maxey assemble a top-notch roster of contributors to investigate whether there are ways to modify the existing system or promote new faculty models. They suggest how colleges and universities might rethink their procedures for faculty development, hiring, scheduling, and evaluation in order to maintain a campus environment that still fosters faculty service and student-centered learning.

Even as it asks urgent questions about how to retain the best elements of American higher education, Envisioning the Faculty for the Twenty-First Century also examines the opportunities that systemic changes might create. Ultimately, it provides some starting points for how colleges and universities might best respond to the rapidly evolving needs of an increasingly global society.

Author / Editor information

ADRIANNA KEZAR is a professor for higher education at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and co-director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education. She is the author of Understanding the New Majority of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty and Embracing Non-Tenure-Track Faculty.

DANIEL MAXEY is a Provost’s Fellow at Santa Clara University in California, and previously served as co-director of the Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success.

Reviews

“Fueled by a breathtaking range of voices for reimagining faculty roles and responsibilities, this book stimulates long overdue public discourse on the professoriate in the rapidly changing landscape of higher education.”

— Clifton Conrad, Vilas Distinguished Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

"The Faculty of the Future" by Adrianna Kezar, Daniel Scott and Hannah Yang

— Inside Higher Ed

"To promote the health of your educational programs and faculty, start here - with evidence and practice-based knowledge on the working lives and impacts of the many kinds of instructors who educate our students, advance knowledge, and sustain our institutions."

— Lisa Lattuca, professor, Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, University of Michigan

"Envisioning the Faculty for the Twenty-First Century doesn't just offer criticism. It also seeks to establish common ground among faculty members, administrators and even students and accreditors, and explores possible solutions."

— Inside Higher Ed

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Part One. The Context For A New Faculty Model
1. The Current Context For Faculty Work In Higher Education: Understanding The Forces Affecting Higher Education And The Changing Faculty Adrianna Kezar and Daniel Maxey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. Recognizing The Need For A New Faculty Model Daniel Maxey and Adrianna Kezar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
Part Two. Ideas For A New Faculty Model
3. An Emerging Consensus About New Faculty Roles: Results Of A National Study Of Higher Education Stakeholders Daniel Maxey, Elizabeth Holcombe and Adrianna Kezar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
4. Core Principles For Faculty Models And The Importance Of Community Andrea G. Trice and Ann E. Austin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
5. The Anatomy And Physiology Of Medical School Faculty Career Models William T. Mallon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
6. Students Speak About Faculty: What Students Need, What They Want, And What Helps Them Succeed Joanna Drivalas and Arleen Arnsparger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
7. Faculty As Learners: The New Faculty Role Through The Lens Of Faculty Development Malcolm Brown Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
8. More Than A Zero-Sum Game: Shared Work Agreements Kerryann O’Meara and Lauren Decrosta Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	130
9. A New Paradigm For Faculty Work And Evaluation David A. Salomon, Nancy Hensel and Richard Alan Gillman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
10. Internationalization And Faculty Work William Plater Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
11. The Future Of Faculty Work: Academic Freedom And Democratic Engagement R. Eugene Rice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
12. Aspirations And Inclinations Among Emerging And Early-Career Faculty Members: Leveraging Strengths, Imagining Possibilities Aimee Lapointe Terosky and Leslie D. Gonzales Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
13. Resonant Themes For A Professoriate Reconsidered: Consensus Points To Organize Efforts Toward Change Daniel Maxey and Adrianna Kezar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
About The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225

Language: English
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 240
Illustrations
- Other: 6 figures, 4 tables
Keywords: professor; education; higher education; secondary education; degree; college degree; college; university; teacher; technology; faculty; academic; academia; tenure; roster; adjunct; emeritus; faculty development

eBook

Published: September 12, 2016
ISBN: 9780813581026