Evaluating Community-Engaged Research in Promotion and Tenure
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| Title: | Evaluating Community-Engaged Research in Promotion and Tenure |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Lauren A. Wendling |
| Source: | Metropolitan Universities. 2023 34(5):58-83. |
| Availability: | Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities. 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252. Tel: 410-704-3700; Fax: 410-704-2152; e-mail: cumu@towson.edu; Web site: http://www.cumuonline.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 26 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | School Community Relationship, Research Design, Teacher Promotion, Tenure, Faculty, Research Committees, Evaluation Criteria, Teacher Evaluation, Guidelines, Outcomes of Education, Higher Education |
| ISSN: | 1047-8485 |
| Abstract: | To advance and encourage partnerships between institutions and their greater communities, academic reward structures must be designed in ways that support those who choose to leverage their expertise, resources, and time to engage with community in meaningful and mutually beneficial ways. This study investigates how school- and department-level promotion and tenure committees define, understand, and "evaluate" faculty's engaged research. Specifically, this study explored what goes into making evaluative decisions and how evaluative decisions are made (e.g., how review committees define and categorize faculty's engaged research, what metrics are used to assess it). In this single case multi-site qualitative study 12 participants across five R1 institutions classified as "engaged" by the Carnegie Foundation participated in semi-structured interviews. All participants were tenured, engaged scholars with experience serving on a school- and/or department-level promotion and tenure review committee. Findings demonstrate that review committees struggle to define, categorize, and evaluate community engaged research in promotion and tenure, as they are forced to exclusively rely on a traditional set of metrics to evaluate the engaged work of their peers. Though universities are making strides to institutionalize engagement, appropriate recognition of engaged research within promotion and tenure is not yet a reality. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1409286 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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