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  • 1.  Enriching the Junior Faculty Experience

    Posted 12-17-2007 16:13

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    Dear <st1:place w:st="on">OB</st1:place> folks:

     

    How would a department go about creating a junior faculty "incubator" – a place where junior faculty have the best opportunity to grow as scholars; to be productive, earn tenure, collaborate, and dare I say, even make an impact on the world?  I've been tasked with drafting up a plan to optimize the experience for junior faculty within my department, and I'm wondering if I can get some suggestions.  I'm certain there's no "one size fits all" approach.  Things that work at resource rich / high status schools might not work here, or even be feasible, but I'd still like to hear from such schools.  But I'd especially like to hear from schools that have developed great programs for junior faculty, despite limitations.  I'd also be glad to talk to folks on the phone.  I've tried calling some noteworthy departments, but this time of year, I haven't had much luck, so I thought I'd turn to e-mail.  Responses are much appreciated; if there's adequate response and adequate interest, I'm glad to compile my findings and report back to the list.  Or, if some folks have ample historical knowledge to know that I'm re-creating the wheel here, and someone has published the answer(s) already, please let me know.

     

    Best,

    Mike

     

     

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    Michael L. Barnett, PhD

    <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">University of South</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">Florida</st1:state></st1:place>

    <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Business Administration</st1:placename></st1:place>

    Department of Management & Organization

    <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">4202 E. Fowler Avenue</st1:address></st1:street>, BSN 3213

    <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Tampa</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">FL</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">33620-5500</st1:postalcode></st1:place>

    Phone: 813-974-1727

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    E-mail: mbarnett@coba.usf.edu

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  • 2.  Enriching the Junior Faculty Experience

    Posted 12-17-2007 20:32
    There's a huge literature on this subject. I suggest you plug in "ASHE" in your browser and see where it takes you. (ASHE is the Association for the Study of Higher Education.) Major publishers' books in print will also lead you to relevant material. Try Jossey-Bass, Stylus Press, Johns Hopkins University Press. Finally, get yourself to the library and look up Higher Education Abstracts. Subject guide to the literature. Here are two authors whose works will give you many insights: Kenneth Feldman (at Stony Brook University) and Ernest Pascarella at University of Illinois.

    Hope this helps.

    Jim Bess

    In a message dated 12/17/07 1:37:24 PM Pacific Standard Time, mbarnett@COBA.USF.EDU writes:


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    Dear OB folks:
    How would a department go about creating a junior faculty "incubator" – a place where junior faculty have the best opportunity to grow as scholars; to be productive, earn tenure, collaborate, and dare I say, even make an impact on the world?  I've been tasked with drafting up a plan to optimize the experience for junior faculty within my department, and I'm wondering if I can get some suggestions.  I'm certain there's no "one size fits all" approach.  Things that work at resource rich / high status schools might not work here, or even be feasible, but I'd still like to hear from such schools.  But I'd especially like to hear from schools that have developed great programs for junior faculty, despite limitations.  I'd also be glad to talk to folks on the phone.  I've tried calling some noteworthy departments, but this time of year, I haven't had much luck, so I thought I'd turn to e-mail.  Responses are much appreciated; if there's adequate response and adequate interest, I'm glad to compile my findings and report back to the list.  Or, if some folks have ample historical knowledge to know that I'm re-creating the wheel here, and someone has published the answer(s) already, please let me know.
    Best,
    Mike

    ***********************
    Michael L. Barnett, PhD
    University of South Florida
    College of Business Administration
    Department of Management & Organization
    4202 E. Fowler Avenue, BSN 3213
    Tampa, FL 33620-5500
    Phone: 813-974-1727
    Fax: 813-974-1734
    E-mail: mbarnett@coba.usf.edu
    Webpage: http://www.coba.usf.edu/barnett
    View my research on my SSRN Author page:
    <http://ssrn.com/author=414796>
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