Testing a Model of Pre-Tenure Faculty Members' Teaching and Research Success: Motivation Mediating Established Predictors

• In Event: 72.035 - Graduate Preparation and Faculty Development

Abstract

The goal of the current study was to examine a predictive model of pretenure faculty members’ success whereby self-determined motivation served as a direct predictor of teaching and research success, as well as a mediator of the established predictors of balance, clear expectations, and collegiality. One-hundred and eight pretenure faculty members from two research-intensive universities completed an online survey. Path analyses revealed direct positive predictive effects of intrinsic motivation on self-reported success. In the domain of teaching, collegiality was mediated by relatedness and then motivation to indirectly predict success. Alternatively, in the research domain, balance was mediated by competence and then motivation to indirectly predict success. The results contribute to both the new faculty member development and motivation research literatures.

Authors

• Robert H. Stupnisky, University of North Dakota

• Nathan C. Hall, McGill University

• Lia Marie Daniels, University of Alberta

• Emmanuel Mensah, University of North Dakota