ERIC Number: EJ1255133
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jun
Pages: 14
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Developing the DELTA: Capturing Cultural Changes in Undergraduate Departments
Ngai, Courtney; Pilgrim, Mary E.; Reinholz, Daniel L.; Corbo, Joel C.; Quan, Gina M.
CBE - Life Sciences Education, v19 n2 Article 15 Jun 2020
Departments are now recognized as an important locus for sustainable change on university campuses. Making sustainable changes typically requires a shift in culture, but culture is complex and difficult to measure. For this reason, cultural changes are often studied using qualitative methods that provide rich, detailed data. However, this imposes barriers to measuring culture and studying change at scale (i.e., across many departments). To address this issue, we introduce the Departmental Education and Leadership Transformation Assessment (DELTA), a new survey aimed at capturing cultural changes in undergraduate departments. We describe the survey's development and validation and provide suggestions for its utility for researchers and practitioners.
Descriptors: Educational Change, Departments, Barriers, Transformational Leadership, Higher Education, College Faculty, Culture, Undergraduate Students, Measurement Objectives, Group Dynamics, Social Justice, Student College Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: DUE1626565
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