Factors affecting departmental peer collaboration for faculty development: Two cases in context.

Autor/inn/en	Quinlan, Kathleen M.; Åkerlind, Gerlese S.
Titel	Factors affecting departmental peer collaboration for faculty development: Two cases in context.
Quelle	In: Higher education, (2000) 1, S.23-52Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1023/A:1004096306094
Schlagwörter	American Association; Faculty Development; Collaborative Activity; Standard Work; Large Initiative
Abstract	Abstract This paper extends current research on departmentalpeer collaboration as a means of faculty development. Given the potential advantages of such situateddevelopmental activities, the need for furtherresearch is pressing. The study reported hereexamines two different cases of department-based,practice-centered peer inquiry projects; one set in adepartment of history and one in a department ofmechanical engineering. Both departmental projectswere part of a larger initiative on the peer review ofteaching coordinated by the American Association forHigher Education. The aim of this study is to illuminate factors thatcan influence the nature, development and impact ofsuch collaborative activities. The leadership,structure and outcomes of each department's projectare compared and contrasted. The role of departmentalculture is considered, through an investigation ofpotential influences from the discipline andinstitution, as well as from departmental history. Factors such as the norms of scholarly collaboration,standard work patterns, the presence or absence ofexternal curricular standards, university status,faculty autonomy and morale are discussed.
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Update	2023/2/05