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Faculty Views About Their COVID-19 Layoffs from a Public University in the US Midwest
Get PDFIn July 2020, a public university in the US Midwest announced it would lay off 96 bargaining unit faculty based on a force majeure clause in the union contract. Most of the faculty held tenure and some were distinguished professors. The layoffs occurred with no faculty input and immediately following a major university reorganization. This study uses Q methodology [Q] to examine the Perceived Organizational Support [POS] of these laid off unionized faculty within an agency theory framework. Q allows us to reveal and describe the divergent views of the laid off faculty based upon analyses of their sorts of subjective statements which revealed three views: Targeted but resilient, Angry but want my job back, and Never want to return. Here it is important to stress that these faculty had different perspectives on their situation. Consensus includes agreement that the administration broke the rules of tenure and contractual obligations. Q offers a unique way to examine POS and this study provides implications for institutional management and policies especially if an institution desires to embrace the hallmarks of successful universities. This study should also inform bargaining unit faculty and union leadership about the impact of layoffs on their colleagues
JCBA\u27s Origins, Evolution, & Future
Get PDFThis article traces the origins and history of the Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy, and celebrates its founder, Dr. Jeffrey Cross, as well as noting the significant contributions of National Center directors Richard Boris and William Herbert
Time to Reassess: Campus Programming in the First Six Weeks and its Impact on Belonging for First-Time Students
Get PDFResearch has shown that a student’s first six weeks of college have a strong impact on the rest of their college experience. Because of this, institutions concentrate programming efforts in the first six weeks of the academic year to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes for their first-time students. However, little research has been done on this topic in recent years. This quantitative study sought to examine first-time student event attendance in the first six weeks of the academic year and its impact on sense of belonging, which has been shown to be an important factor of the college experience. This study also sought to examine differences in belonging based on gender, race, and transfer status. Findings revealed a minimal relationship between attendance at these events and sense of belonging, and no significant differences in belonging were found based on gender, race, or transfer status. Institutions should assess if their programming efforts in the first six weeks are still achieving their intended outcomes, as the six-week programming model may not be as effective as it once was
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on College Sport Communications
Get PDFAs Artificial Intelligence technology (AI) becomes increasingly accessible, the importance of understanding its impact on peoples’ work lives is also increasing. One field that has received very little attention in relation to this subject is college sport communications. Prior research has focused on AI within the closely related fields of journalism and public relations, but no previous studies have been conducted on AI and college sport communicators specifically. To address that knowledge gap, this study surveyed members of the College Sport Communicators (CSC) on their attitudes toward AI and their usage of such technology. The data analysis showed that while college sport communicators are optimistic about AI’s usefulness within the field, there is still a low adoption rate of AI across the industry. Results also revealed that communicators are not very concerned about AI threatening their job security, despite automation being one of the dominant narratives surrounding AI. Furthermore, it was found that college sport communicators have on average a low to moderate level of AI knowledge. Due to these factors, the study concluded that one of the primary reasons for the lack of wide scale AI adoption by college sport communicators is a lack of familiarity with the technology, rather than an outright hostility toward it. These findings also reflect those of previous studies conducted on journalists and public relations professionals. This study is significant because it represents the first look into how AI shaping college sport communications and adds to the growing body of research surrounding AI in our society
Rural School Administrators\u27 Understanding of Play Therapy and Its Value
No full textIn 2019, 19% of students attended a rural school in the United States (National Center for Education Statistics, 2024). However, the CDC (2024) reports only 20% of children who need specialized mental health services receive them. The need for mental health services exists at similar rates across rural and urban communities; yet rural families face more barriers to mental health access (Lee, 2023; Morales et al., 2020). Schools are very influential in children’s lives given the amount of time they spend there. In addition, schools are a natural community gathering point, making them an optimal location for providing mental health services (Lee, 2023). However, even though school counselors see play therapy as valuable, they report encountering barriers such as training, time, resources, administration and support (Ebrahim & Steen, 2012). Due to the lack of specialized mental health services in rural communities, it is unlikely that children will have access to play therapy services in rural communities if they are not provided in the school setting. Implementing play therapy is a necessity if schools intend to provide effective, developmentally appropriate services, yet many schools fail to do so. Hindman et al. (2022) discovered that knowledge about play therapy significantly increased participants’ willingness to seek out play therapy services. Because school administrators help determine the direction of schools, their knowledge about and support of play therapy is imperative. In this study, researchers examined rural school administrators’ knowledge of play therapy to determine if information about play therapy increased willingness to support play therapy services.https://thekeep.eiu.edu/che_posters_faculty/1000/thumbnail.jp