dc.contributor.author	Sprenger, Kurt William	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Eschenmann, Konrad Kurt	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	O'Reilly, Patrick A.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Hertel, Bradley R.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Black, Bernadette	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Stewart, Daisy L.	en
dc.contributor.department	Vocational and Technical Education	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-14T20:19:42Z	en
dc.date.adate	1999-04-11	en
dc.date.available	2014-03-14T20:19:42Z	en
dc.date.issued	1999-09-15	en
dc.date.rdate	2012-10-02	en
dc.date.sdate	1999-12-03	en
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study was to identify faculty perceptions of the personal and student benefits deriving from participation in faculty development activities. Faced with the challenge of keeping up-to-date with technology in order to keep their students up-to-date, faculty participate in many different activities. The perceived effectiveness of faculty development activities varies depending on the knowledge and interest of each faculty member. This study was descriptive, using a two-part survey to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. First, a mail survey was used to collect data on the perceptions of faculty members regarding 12 professional development activities. The survey was sent out to 407 faculty in Business Technology and Engineering and Industrial Technology at the 23 colleges in the Virginia Community College System. Second, selected participants were contacted for a follow-up phone interview which elucidated some of the information from the mail survey. The surveys were designed based upon a review of the literature and through interviews with professionals. The survey was pilot tested on community college faculty. Major findings from the study included the following: 1. The three most participated in activities were training in computer skills, professional conferences, and college-sponsored presentations and workshops. 2. Professional conferences and college-sponsored presentations and workshops were the highest rated in terms of participation, but rated the lowest in terms of personal and student benefit. 3. Females, on average, participate in more activities and have higher ratings for personal and student benefit. 4. Many faculty reported that funding for professional development activities is limited and that they have a limited amount of time to participate in activities. It is not uncommon for a faculty member to pay out of their own pocket for a worthwhile activity. 5. Activities that deal the most with learning new technologies, such as training in computer skills, retraining for fields in technology, and internships in business or industry, were given the highest ratings of personal and student benefit. Based on the findings several recommendations and suggestions for future research were made: 1. Additional research is needed on the actual measures of student benefit, not just perceptions 2. Community college faculty need to carefully select professional development activities that will benefit not only themselves and their student as well. 3. Community college administrators should encourage faculty members to participate in internships in business and industry. Administrators need to do all they can to provide funding for these activities. 4. Additional research is needed on the differences in how males and females rate their perceptions.	en
dc.description.degree	Ph. D.	en
dc.identifier.other	etd-120399-102242	en
dc.identifier.sourceurl	http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-120399-102242/	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29904	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.relation.haspart	ABACKTAB.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	CHAPTERS2and3.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	vita.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	APPENDICES.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	CHAPTER4.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	CHAPTER5.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	references.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	CHAPTER1.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	titlepage.pdf	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	community college	en
dc.subject	faculty development	en
dc.subject	Business Technology and Engineering and Industrial Technology faculty	en
dc.subject	personal and student benefit of faculty development	en
dc.subject	Career development	en
dc.title	Perceived Effectiveness of Faculty Development Programs for Full-Time Occupational-Technical Faculty in Virginia Community Colleges	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Vocational and Technical Education	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	doctoral	en
thesis.degree.name	Ph. D.	en

Perceived Effectiveness of Faculty Development Programs for Full-Time Occupational-Technical Faculty in Virginia Community Colleges

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