Date of Award
3-2020
Document Type
Dissertation
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Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Division of Education and Counseling
First Advisor
Sloane M. Signal
Second Advisor
Renee Akbar
Third Advisor
Ramona Jean-Perkins
Keywords
grounded theory, trust, organizational commitment, professional development
Abstract
Faculty are integral in designing an environment that allows students to succeed. The landscape of community colleges has changed with an increase in technology and evolving student populations. Professional development is necessary to allow faculty to adapt to the current and future landscape of community college education. The purpose of this research study is to explore the reasons why community college faculty do not participate in professional development through grounded theory inquiry. This research focuses on the trust relationship between faculty members and administrators and the faculty’s organizational commitment to professional growth. The researcher investigated the following research questions using qualitative inquiry, specifically a grounded theory approach: (RQ1) How does trust manifest between community college faculty and administrators? (SubQ1) How does this relationship affect intent to participate in professional development? and (RQ2) How does the organizational commitment of community college faculty affect intent to participate in professional development activities? The findings from this research study suggest that the faculty-administrator relationship and the faculty’s organizational commitment influence faculty intent to participate in Trust Between Community College Faculty and Administrators professional development activities. Results from this study can be useful to college administrators in developing strategies that improve the trust relationship between faculty and administrators as a method to increase participation in professional development. Findings in this study will also be significant to academic officers in developing professional development programs that faculty members attend. Increased participation in professional development activities will strengthen faculty classroom skills to more effectively deliver content to students.
Recommended Citation
Arnaud, Malene Lalla, "The Impact of Trust and Organizational Commitment on Professional Development Intention among Community College Faculty: a Grounded Theory Approach" (2020). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation. 16.
https://digitalcommons.xula.edu/etd/16
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