Establishing a Center to Support Faculty Research

Autor: Elizabeth B. Kozleski, Laura D. Goodwin, Kim Kennedy White, Rodney Muth, Lynn K. Rhodes
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Innovative Higher Education. 30:251-268
ISSN: 1573-1758
0742-5627
DOI: 10.1007/s10755-005-8347-z
Popis: This article describes the establishment in fall 2002 of a School of Education Research Center designed to support faculty in increasing productivity and quality in research. Details are provided about center goals, services, staffing, space, resources, and logistics during the first year of operation. In addition, data are shared about faculty usage of the Center, the level of faculty satisfaction with center services in the first year, and initial increases in faculty productivity. The article concludes with plans for continued data collection to monitor the impact of the Center, a discussion of lessons learned at this point in the Center's development, and possibilities for the evolution of the Center.
Databáze: OpenAIRE