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Tribal Colleges & Universities (TCU ’ S). Exploring Faculty Collegiality. Nora Antoine. My Positionality. My interest in collegiality stems from:. Research underpinnings. Research needs to be…of value to other TCU faculty and to other TCUs. Why collegiality matters….
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Tribal Colleges & Universities (TCU’S) Exploring Faculty Collegiality Nora Antoine
Research underpinnings • Research needs to be…of value to • other TCU faculty and to other TCUs
Why collegiality matters… • Just recently GOOGLE employees made national headlines because of the high rate of happiness… • Fulfilling relationships are valuable …
Why this research is important • TCUs are very important to their Native communities: • Value of Native culture, history and language • Student access to educational opportunities • Economic and intellectual contributions
Gap in the literature • In a recent dissertation query, of the 120 dissertations about TCUs, only a handful were about faculty • Of those few about faculty • NONE ADDRESSED COLLEGIALITY
CONSTRUCTS OF COLLEGIALITY: • CRR, ILA & ILB influences
COLLEGIALITY CONSTRUCT #1 • JOB SATISFACTION
COLLEGIALITY CONSTRUCT #2 • IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATIONS
COLLEGIALITY CONSTRUCT #3 • Relationships & Mentoring
Research methodology There are hundreds of ways to approach any research endeavor...how does one decide?
IRB COMPONENTS • RESEARCH PROTOCAL • ETHICS APPLICATIONS • PARTICIPANT SELECTION PROCESS • LETTERS OF CONSENT • CONFIDENTIALITY VS AUTONOMY • LOCATION
Rolling survey • 2 page survey results will be shared with faculty from other TCUs • What are their insights regarding: • Similarities • Differences • Surprises • Challenging notions • Ideas • opportunities
conclusions • Positionality – transparency • Introduction to TCUs and TCU Faculty • Literature Review • Methodology • Next Steps