Document Type

Article

Editor

Crystal R. Chambers

Publication Title

Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education

Publication Date

Winter 2-8-2017

First Page

59

Last Page

75

Volume Number

2

Abstract/ Summary

  • Aim/Purpose: In the United States, faculty who wish to pursue promotion to the rank of professor do so without clear guidance or structure. Even the timing of such a process is nebulous. As such, an individual engages in magentic action to pursue the rank.
  • Background: This study examined the experiences of faculty members who chose to pursue the application process to be promoted to professor but were rejected or dissuaded.
  • Methodology: Utilizing a case study of one institutional setting, we conducted 10 in-depth qualitative interviews.
  • Contribution: Very little is known about the process of promotion to full professor in the U.S. and even less empirical research exists. This study advances knowledge of the process and the experiences of those undertaking it.
  • Findings: We learned that cues from the social context greatly influenced these faculty members’ sense of agency.
  • Keywords: promotion, faculty rank, agency

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