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Participation of full-time, non-tenure-track faculty in school-level goveranance and decision making

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Title	Participation of full-time, non-tenure-track faculty in school-level goveranance and decision making
Author	Pijuan, Annette Marie
Author email	ampijuan@usc.edu;apijuan59@gmail.com
Degree	Doctor of Education
Document type	Dissertation
Degree program	Education (Leadership)
School	Rossier School of Education
Date defended/completed	2012-05-01
Date submitted	2012-05-29
Date approved	2012-05-30
Restricted until	2012-05-30
Date published	2012-05-30
Advisor (committee chair)	Kezar, Adrianna
Advisor (committee member)	Bensimon, Estela Oliver, Irene
Abstract	The purpose of this qualitative study was to develop an understanding of the perceptions of various stakeholders regarding the inclusion and participation of full-time, non-tenure-track faculty in shared governance and decision-making. This study aimed to understand the experiences and perceptions of full-time non-tenure-track faculty and their participation in decision-making. In addition, the study also sought to identify how various stakeholders perceive the participation of full-time, non-tenure-track faculty influences organizational dynamics. ❧ This case study explored a private, medium-sized, comprehensive institution where full-time, non-tenure-track faculty participates in governance and decision-making at the institutional, academic, and departmental level. The modified governance practices of the institution were examined to develop an understanding of how inclusion and participation of this faculty group might influence the capacity for decision-making as well as influence organizational dynamics. Although governance and decision-making occur across various levels of the institution, the focus for this study was at the academic college and departmental level. ❧ In this case study, data was collected through document analysis and semi-structured participant interviews. Findings from this study indicate that the participation of full-time, non-tenure-track faculty in governance and decision-making influence various stakeholders, their department, and their academic unit, as well as on the institution. It also became evident that elements that promote the participation of full-time, non-tenure-track faculty in governance and decision-making, such as leadership, development of shared responsibility and values, and generation of multiple and diverse perspectives, were strengthened within the participatory decision-making process. Taken together, these elements can lead to strategic actions that an institution, its administrators, and its faculty could take to improve their academic working environments, enhance meaningfulness and commitment for faculty, and strengthen institutional excellence. ❧ This study is significant in that it recognizes full-time, non-tenure-track faculty as a distinct group within institutions of higher education. It provides a contribution to the scarcity of literature available regarding the participation of full-time, non-tenure-track faculty in the shared governance and decision-making process and the influence that participation could have on the institution, its individual members, and the overall academic community. As this is a growing faculty group within institutions of higher education, it was important to understand ways in which they could further contribute to an institution as well as how their contribution and participation affects the organization.
Keyword	full-time non-tenure-track faculty; ghovernance; decision making; higher education
Language	English
Part of collection	University of Southern California dissertations and theses
Publisher (of the original version)	University of Southern California
Place of publication (of the original version)	Los Angeles, California
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Provenance	Electronically uploaded by the author
Type	texts
Legacy record ID	usctheses-m
Rights	Pijuan, Annette Marie
Access conditions	The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given.
Repository name	University of Southern California Digital Library
Repository address	USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA
Repository email	cisadmin@usc.edu
Archival file	uscthesesreloadpub_Volume4/etd-PijuanAnne-868.pdf