The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Fence: Making a Transition from Student Affairs Administrator to Full-Time Faculty
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A research study was conducted using the small population of current graduate preparation faculty who were both NASPA members and former student affairs practitioners (n=38). The purpose of this study was to discover the benefits and challenges faced by practitioners when moving from an administrative position to a full-time faculty position in a student personnel preparation program. The following subjects were considered in this study: factors respondents considered when moving to a full-time faculty position, challenges respondents encountered in making the career change, differences between former administrative positions and current faculty positions, and type of preparation respondents reported were necessary for success in a faculty role. Some of the positive differences respondents described included: control over their quality of life, the ability to focus on teaching and research, and the ability to contribute to the profession. Certain challenges were recounted by respondents such as adjusting to the faculty culture and work expectations, development of a research agenda, having fewer resources as a full-time faculty member, and a difference in quality and nature of relationships.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Article
- Working and Learning: The Role of Involvement for Employed Students
- Students' Sense of Campus Community: What it Means, and What to do About It
- Longitudinal Assessment of the Effectiveness of Environmental Management and EnforcementStrategies on College Student Substance Abuse Behaviors
- Improving the Campus Climate for Students with Disabilities Through the Use of Online Training
- Effects of Living on Campus on African American Students' Educational Gains in College
- Crisis Intervention on Campus: Current and New Approaches
- The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Fence: Making a Transition from Student Affairs Administrator to Full-Time Faculty
- Thyrsa Wealtheow Amos: The Dean of Deans
- An Analysis of Ethical Problems Facing Student Affairs Administrators
- Student Affairs Division's Integration of Student Learning Principles
- NASPA Journal, Winter 2004, Volume 41, Number 2
