Danielle Docka-Filipek, Crissa Draper, Janice Snow, Lindsey B Stone
{"title":"'Professor Moms' & 'Hidden Service' in Pandemic Times: Students Report Women Faculty more Supportive & Accommodating amid U.S. COVID Crisis Onset.","authors":"Danielle Docka-Filipek, Crissa Draper, Janice Snow, Lindsey B Stone","doi":"10.1007/s10755-023-09652-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10755-023-09652-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Emerging data suggests the COVID-19 crisis exacerbated preexisting, long-documented gender inequities among U.S. faculty in higher education. During the initial Spring 2020 'lockdown' in the U.S., 80 students conveyed their experiences with faculty across 362 courses. We evaluated whether students' reports of faculty supportiveness, accommodations granted, and pandemic-impacted, anticipated grade outcomes differed according to faculty gender via mixed linear models (data on 362 courses were nested within 80 student reporters). Students perceived their women instructors as more supportive, accommodating, and anticipated lesser course grade decreases across the semester than in courses taught by men. Accordingly, we interpret that amidst the 'lockdown' crisis, women faculty earned higher perceived supportiveness and positive student outcomes than their male counterparts. Further, the data likely reflects women faculty's greater conscription into demonstrated care work, despite the coding of such labor as \"feminine,\" thereby rendering such work devalued. To reframe, to the degree that students expect more 'intensive pedagogies,' which invites faculty and administrators to gender disparate demands, such pressures likely translate to 'hidden service' burdens, and correspondingly, less time for career-advancing activities (such as research). Broader implications are discussed, alongside women faculty's documented experiences of acceleration in career and work/family pressures in pandemic-times, which combine to exacerbate long-standing, yet now-amplified penalties, potentially driving a widening, gendered chasm in academic career outcomes. We conclude by offering constructive suggestions to mitigate any discriminatory impacts imposed by students' gendered assessment inputs and expectations.</p>","PeriodicalId":47065,"journal":{"name":"Innovative Higher Education","volume":" ","pages":"1-25"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10124703/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9715422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fostering an Innovation Culture in the Education Sector: A Scoping Review and Bibliometric Analysis of Hackathon Research.","authors":"Manuel B Garcia","doi":"10.1007/s10755-023-09651-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10755-023-09651-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite originating in the tech industry, hackathons have now been adopted in a variety of domains. However, little is known about the status of hackathon literature within educational research. As the number of studies grows, it is essential to develop an understanding of the current state and identify prevalent topics and trends shaping the literature. Toward this goal, this study conducted a bibliometric analysis and scoping review on hackathon research in the field of education. A total of 249 documents written by 1,309 authors and published in 180 unique sources for the period 2014-2022 were identified. Collectively, the dataset amassed 1,312 citations with an average of 6.69 citations per document. The most prevalent subject areas were computer science, social sciences, engineering, medicine, and business. Word frequency analysis showed that \"innovation\" was the most occurring word, which represents the fundamental objective of hackathon events. The most influential work was the analysis of hackathons as an informal learning platform. Engineering education was the most trending topic while healthcare is an emerging research cluster. Overall, this study provides a better understanding of the hackathon literature and its research landscape in an educational setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":47065,"journal":{"name":"Innovative Higher Education","volume":" ","pages":"1-24"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10039332/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9706632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Network Model for Connecting Mathematics Faculty in Communities of Practice: Where is the Value?","authors":"Paula Jakopovic, Kelly Gomez Johnson","doi":"10.1007/s10755-023-09650-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10755-023-09650-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Creating sustained, transformative change within and across organizations is challenging, particularly when those undertaking change act as individuals. COMmunities of Practice (CoPs) are organically created collaborations among like-minded participants, working toward a common set of goals (Lave & Wenger, 1991; Wenger-Trayner & Wenger-Trayner, 2014). CoPs offer an avenue for members to connect individuals across various boundaries. In this paper, we investigate the ways in which regional CoP leaders experience value participating in their community, using the Communities for Mathematics Inquiry in Teaching (COMMIT) Network as our unit of study. The COMMIT Network is a grant funded project aimed at engaging mathematics faculty at institutions of higher education in regional CoPs around teaching with inquiry. In this study we examine the experiences of CoP leaders nested within this network setting. We interviewed 19 leaders from eight United States regions to understand their perceptions of individual and collective value participating in the regional CoP and COMMIT Network structures. We framed our study on Wenger et al. (2011). Promoting and assessing value creation in communities and networks: A conceptual framework. Open University of the Netherlands.) Value Framework. Our findings show that leaders found Immediate Value as individuals participating in a collaborative, supportive CoP environment and they found Realized Value in terms of the impact their CoP could make on instructional practices, both in their region and the network. An unexpected finding examines how future opportunities for value creation may influence long-term sustainability and transformation of college mathematics instruction. We provide implications for the ways that regional CoPs, along with CoP networks, can provide value for members through such communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":47065,"journal":{"name":"Innovative Higher Education","volume":" ","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10031689/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10074243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Donald L. Gilstrap, S. Whitver, Vincent F. Scalfani, Nathaniel J. Bray
{"title":"Citation Metrics and Boyer’s Model of Scholarship: How Do Bibliometrics and Altmetrics Respond to Research Impact?","authors":"Donald L. Gilstrap, S. Whitver, Vincent F. Scalfani, Nathaniel J. Bray","doi":"10.1007/s10755-023-09648-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-023-09648-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47065,"journal":{"name":"Innovative Higher Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45287670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rachel A Smith, Michael G Brown, James J Schiltz, Stephanie Sowl, Jessica M Schulz, Kevin A Grady
{"title":"The Value of Interpersonal Network Continuity for College Students in Disruptive Times.","authors":"Rachel A Smith, Michael G Brown, James J Schiltz, Stephanie Sowl, Jessica M Schulz, Kevin A Grady","doi":"10.1007/s10755-023-09647-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10755-023-09647-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic-related social distancing practices that colleges implemented in Spring 2020 disrupted the typical mechanisms of propinquity (physical proximity) and homophily (shared characteristics) that physical institutions rely on to help students build and maintain relationships critical to learning and wellbeing. To explore how social distancing shaped students' academic and social networks and associated educational outcomes, we conceptualized it as a \"network shock\" and collected unique ego network data in April 2020. For participating students, maintaining interactions with the same set of individuals before and after social distancing was related to more positive outcomes across a range of self-reported wellbeing and learning indicators. On average, students experienced a loss of frequent academic contacts, while they maintained or replaced social interactions in their interpersonal networks after social distancing. Our investigation of the ways students experienced changes in their social and academic networks after a loss of physical proximity points to the role of interpersonal interaction network continuity for fostering wellbeing and learning in times of disruption, as well as the potential need for support in maintaining or rebuilding academic networks.</p>","PeriodicalId":47065,"journal":{"name":"Innovative Higher Education","volume":" ","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10025794/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9715423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guillermo Ortega, Stephanie Aguilar-Smith, Gilberto Lizalde, Chris Porras
{"title":"Barriers to Power: Exploring the Troubled Trajectories of Latinx Executive Leaders at Hispanic-Serving Institutions.","authors":"Guillermo Ortega, Stephanie Aguilar-Smith, Gilberto Lizalde, Chris Porras","doi":"10.1007/s10755-023-09649-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10755-023-09649-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Guided by Bornstein's (2003) model focused on legitimacy within leadership and Latinx critical theory (LatCrit), we explored barriers Latinx leaders encounter on their path to executive roles at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and how their race and gender shaped their professional trajectories. Our findings show that some Latinx leaders may feel the need to conform to white-coded institutional practices to secure and succeed in their roles and that raced and gendered practices may permeate their work, including their hiring. Additionally, participants encountered intragroup animosity or competitiveness <i>within</i> the Latinx community, impending and/or complicating their professional experiences and growth. Collectively, the findings encourage HSIs to (a) develop professional development opportunities for Latinxs administrators and (b) actively support their ascension to and experience in executive leadership. The findings also provide insight on how higher education institutions, more broadly, need to consider racial and gender dynamics as part of the ongoing call for leadership transformation.</p>","PeriodicalId":47065,"journal":{"name":"Innovative Higher Education","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10014412/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10092908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel L Hoffman, Faye Furutomo, Ariana Eichelberger, Paul McKimmy
{"title":"Matters of Frequency, Immediacy and Regularity: Engagement in an Online Asynchronous Course.","authors":"Daniel L Hoffman, Faye Furutomo, Ariana Eichelberger, Paul McKimmy","doi":"10.1007/s10755-023-09646-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10755-023-09646-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many models of online student engagement posit a \"more is better\" relationship between students' course-related actions and their engagement. However, recent research indicates that the <i>timing</i> of engagement is also an important consideration. In addition to the frequency (how often) of engagement, two other constructs of timing were explored in this study: immediacy (how early) and regularity (in what ordered pattern). These indicators of engagement were applied to three learning assessment types used in an online, undergraduate, competency-based, technology skills course. The study employed advanced data collection and learning analytics techniques to collect continuous behavioral data over seven semesters (<i>n</i> = 438). Results revealed that several indicators of engagement predicted academic success, but significance differed by assessment type. \"More\" is not always better, as some highly engaged students earn lower grades. Successful students tended to engage earlier with lessons regardless of assessment type.</p>","PeriodicalId":47065,"journal":{"name":"Innovative Higher Education","volume":" ","pages":"1-23"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9995721/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9706631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sexual Harassment, Sexual Harassment Climate, and the Well-Being of STEM Faculty Members","authors":"Krista Lynn Minnotte, Daphne E. Pedersen","doi":"10.1007/s10755-023-09645-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-023-09645-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47065,"journal":{"name":"Innovative Higher Education","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46507906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura S. Dahl, B. Staples, Matthew J. Mayhew, Alyssa N. Rockenbach
{"title":"Meeting Students Where They Are: Using Rasch Modeling for Improving the Measurement of Active Research in Higher Education","authors":"Laura S. Dahl, B. Staples, Matthew J. Mayhew, Alyssa N. Rockenbach","doi":"10.1007/s10755-022-09643-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-022-09643-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47065,"journal":{"name":"Innovative Higher Education","volume":"48 1","pages":"557-577"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43215358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}