A Quantitative Study of the Mentoring Needs of Contingent Faculty

• In Event: 42.084 - Poster Session 8
  In Poster Session: 42.084-4 - Mentoring Faculty in Academia

Abstract

The representation of contingent faculty in higher education is prevalent, as a result of changes in the staffing practices in academia. An study on part-time academic faculty by Gappa and Leslie (1993) produced a typology as a way to categorize them. Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) test for differences in desired mentoring functions. This survey research study tested (1) whether the employment profile categories developed by Gappa and Leslie (1993) held in 2015, and (2) whether there were statistical differences in their desired mentoring functions. Results of a thematic analysis of open-ended responses produced a fifth employment profile, true teachers. The results of the data analysis suggested a significantly higher need for career-related mentoring functions compared to the other groups.

Authors

• Heidi Batiste, Heidi Batiste & Associates, LLC

• Cecilia Maldonado, University of Nevada - Las Vegas