Faculty Network Survey Winter 2000 - Summary of Results

I am happy to share with you, the results of the Faculty Network Survey distributed after last fall's ASHE conference. The first two pages of this survey are an "executive summary" of the twenty-five surveys that were returned (an 81% response rate). The tables that are attached will give you more detailed information on conference plans, teaching plans, course titles and content, and topics for future meetings and plans. If any errors or omissions are noted, please e-mail the corrected information to Sandy Tarbox at starbox@umich.edu.

Conference Plans
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The majority (twenty) of the responding faculty are "Probable" or "Definite" about plans to attend the Fall ASHE conference. Only eleven are "Probable" or "Definite" about attending the AERA conference in New Orleans in April. Table A summarizes the responses to this question.

Teaching Plans

  • Fourteen faculty indicated plans to teach a course on Institutional Change and Transformation at some point during the year 2000 - eight during Winter/Spring, one in the Summer, six in the Fall. Table B summarizes who will be teaching each term.
  • Of the fourteen classes being taught in 2000, eleven have a Main Focus of Change and Transformation, and three focus on it as "Part of a Course."
  • Of the fourteen, seven have a content focus on "Higher Education Only", five focus on "Education Including Higher Education", and two focus on content that is "Broader with Higher Education Relevance."
  • Currently, only four have a web site, but six more indicate a web site is "planned." The remaining four indicate no current plans for a web site.
  • The majority are willing to share syllabi, texts or bibliographies, assignments and student course products.
  • Table summarizing all the responses on teaching plans and course content (Table B and Table C).

Proposals for the Focus of Future Meetings and Activities
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Proposals and ideas about the focus of future meetings fall into the following six categories:
  • Teaching and Coursework
  • Improving Ongoing Communication/Electronic Applications
  • Projects and Products
  • Research Activities
  • Discussions of Ideas/Theories/Concepts/Models
  • Sharing Resources

Activities that Faculty would like to pursue include:
  • Producing Published Works (Monographs/Books)
  • Additional Seminars/Symposia
  • Expanding Use of Web to Facilitate Sharing Materials
  • Collaborating on Research
  • Creation of an International Network

Table D gives the detailed responses for each faculty member.

Table A: Conference Plans
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Attending AERA:

 

Attending ASHE:

 

Definitely

7

Definitely

13

Probably

4

Probably

7

Not Likely

12

Not Likely

4

 

Table B: Teaching Plans for 2000

Teaching Winter/Spring

9

(Astin, H. Astin, A., Claxton, Hall, Sporn, Lick, Morphew, Peterson, Schuh)

Teaching Summer

1

(McLendon)

Teaching Fall

6

(Caffarella, Donaldson, Kezar, Lick, Valverde, Winn)

Other Respondents

10

(Austin, Bensimon, Bonous-Hammarth, El-Khawas, Gaynor, Graham, Gumport, Johnstone, Rhoades, Scollay)

No Response

6

 

Total Faculty

31

 

 

Table C: Courses Offered: Content, Focus and Resources
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Name of Faculty and Institution

Title of Course

Main Focus of Course

Part of a Course

Higher Education Only

All Education Including Higher Ed.

Broader with Higher Ed. Relevance

Share Syllabus

Share Required Texts or Readings

Share Assignments

Share Student Course Products

Astin, A. and Astin, H.

UCLA

Seminar on Transformation in Higher Education

(Web site planned)

X

 

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

Austin

Michigan State University

Change and Transformation in Higher Education: Challenges, Developments and Issues in the United States and South Africa

X

 

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

Caffarella

University of Northern Colorado

Diffusion of Technological Innovations

http://www.edtech.unco.edu/ed_caffarella/

X

 

 

X

 

X

X

X

X

Claxton

Appalachian State University

Seminar in Postsecondary Education

(Web site not planned)

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Donaldson

University of Missouri

Organizational Analysis

(Web site planned)

 

X

 

X

 

X

X

X

 

Gumport

Stanford School of Education

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

 

Hall

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Planning and Change

(Web site not planned)

X

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

Kezar

George Washington University

Change and Transformation in Higher Education

http://www.eriche.org/adrianna

X

 

X

   

X

X

X

 

Lick

Florida State University

Leading Change in Higher Education

(Web site planned)

X

 

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

McLendon

Vanderbilt University

Managing Change in Educational Organizations

(Web site planned)

X

 

 

X

 

X

X

X

X

Morphew

University of Kansas

Governance and Administration of Higher Education

http://www.soe.ukans.edu/faculty/morphew/986-2000.html

 

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

Peterson

University of Michigan

Managing Change and Quality in Higher Education

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~marvp/courses/ed875.htm

X

 

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

Schuh

Iowa State University

Organization and Administration of Higher Education

(Web site not planned)

 

X

X

 

 

X

 

X

X

Sporn

Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration

Challenges for Higher Education Leadership and Governance; University and Markets

(Web site not planned)

X

 

X

 

 

X

X

X

 

Valverde

Arizona State University

Organizational Theory and Change Strategies

(Web site planned)

X

   

X

 

X

 

X

Winn

Utah Valley

State College

Organizational Change

(Web site planned)

X

   

X

 

X

X

X

X

 

Table D: Detailed Faculty Response Regarding Future Activities
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Proposals for Focus of Future Meetings

 

Activities Faculty would like to see happen and would be willing to coordinate or assist in developing.

Possibly a seminar on various approaches for teaching a course on Institutional Change (Bensimon)

 

Some aspect of a reading group with responsibilities for final proposal for the ASHE monograph or other publication. (Bonous-Hammarth)

Discuss possibilities of establishing long distance dialog, and reading groups to develop ASHE series monograph. Proposal or white papers on teaching/research issues in organizational transformation. (Bonous-Hammarth)

 

It's time to get an edited book going, especially in what theory and research contributes. (El-Khawas)

Continue discussion on ways to share resources etc. Discuss means to continue the development of bibliography. Discuss means to explore research projects across institutions. (Donaldson)

 

* See Focus of Meeting Ideas re: Products available on the web. (Graham)

Focus on specifics -- practical ways we can exchange detailed information

 

Would be willing to host a seminar or symposium at Stanford. (Gumport)

Bring and share information on useful readings, and ideas and insights that have been useful from theory. (El-Khawas)

 

Research collaboration. I have a newly formed study Center on Transformation and Leadership at GWU that would make a nice umbrella for the Collaborative research. The Center sponsors affiliates. (Kezar)

Share and see what others are doing particularly in teaching areas. Share case materials or problem based learning lessons. Greatest need is case study materials. Would also like to see products available on the web to share and use – a set of resources we all agree to share, especially ones that work and students research rated highly (or college or corporate training sessions). (Graham)

 

Activities related to comments on proposals. (Lick)

Discussion of teaching and research agendas, as well as funding opportunities for research. (Gumport)

 

Open to assignments to coordinate on behalf of the Network. (McLendon)

Discuss content and activities used in teaching. Current research on change, interesting cases, and anecdotes. (Hall)

 

Would be interested in assisting in the coordination of activities designed to assist faculty teaching and conducting research in this area. (Morphew)

Examination of the concept of, and knowledge about, the institutionalization of change- not resistance to change, but inability to get change to "stick". (Johnstone)

 

International Network (Sporn)

Research (Kezar)

 

Seminar, via technology, where Marv selects a speaker on the latest research and practice in organizational change in higher education. I would especially be interested in a 30 minute asynchronous video clip via e-mail (perhaps for one per month) form members of the network. (Winn)

Change and transformation in higher education. 1) What's happening? 2) What should be happening? 3) How can the Faculty Network assist/ impact change and transformation in higher education? (Lick)

 

 

Further discussion about creation of a "change and transformation" syllabi cache (electronic in nature?) and further discussion about development of case studies of change in higher education; perhaps opportunities exist collaboration among Network members. Possibly a second video conference. Possibity of a symposia at national meeting to communicate our efforts to a broader audience. (McLendon)

 

 

Course Assignments that help students to understand organizational change in higher education. Data for use in research on higher education. (Morphew)

   

Discussion of how institutional transformation of a college or university can be linked to substantial changes and improvements in the surrounding communities or the institution. (Rhoades)

 

 

Definition of Projects in: Finance and Privatization, Restructuring, Globalization (Sporn)

 

 

Hearing from colleagues about readings and topics of high interest to students. (Valverde)

 

 

Discussion of an analysis of differences and similarities of syllabi. (Winn)