Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

 

Date of this Version

2000

Document Type

Article

Citation

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development (2000) 18; http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/tia.17063888.0018.017

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License: CC BY-NC-ND

Abstract

Academic programs designed specifically for first-year students provide an important opportunity for faculty growth. This chapter contributes to the limited literature on this topic through a qualitative analysis of interviews with faculty members who taught in an experimental living-learning community for first-year students at a Research I Public University. The analysis suggests atleast four dimensions of faculty growth as a result of their involvement in first-year programs. In addition to outlining the types of impact this experience has on the faculty involved, the article suggests the implications of these findings for faculty development.

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