ERIC Number: ED631702
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 247
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ISBN: 979-8-3719-9755-5
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Socialization of University of Hawai'i at Manoa Instructional Faculty New to Hawai'i
Furoyama, Lori Y.
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
This exploratory qualitative case study highlighted the experiences of University of Hawai'i at Manoa (UHM) instructional faculty who relocated to Hawai'i between 2011-2018 with no prior connection to the community. The research questions were designed to gain an overall understanding of the socialization experiences of faculty in and out of the instructional environment. The primary research question was, "How are new faculty, who are also new to Hawai'i, socialized into their roles in Hawai'i and at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa?" One-on-one interviews with 14 new-to-Hawai'i instructional faculty, two focus groups with 12 campus constituents, along with human resource records, and institutional data were incorporated and analyzed using Johnson's Model for Positive Faculty Socialization (1999) as a guide. Schein's three Categories of Culture (2010): macroculture (off-campus community), organizational culture (within the campus), and microculture (their students) were used to structure the concepts of this study. The study determined support services are needed prior to faculty members' arrival on campus and must extend beyond the physical campus to the off-campus community. Mentoring and orientation programs should be offered frequently and regularly at the campus and unit levels. In the classroom, formal workshops on techniques such as "talk story" and informal socialization opportunities for students and faculty would be beneficial in strengthening relationships between the two groups. Overall, this study revealed the need for campus leadership to be more purposeful and deliberate in providing opportunities and spaces for faculty members to get to know the outside community, their colleagues, and students. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Universities, Relocation, College Faculty, Socialization, Teacher Role, Teacher Attitudes, Organizational Culture, Teacher Student Relationship
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hawaii
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