Data from the 2010 administration of the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement were used to identi... more Data from the 2010 administration of the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement were used to identify pairs of disciplines in which faculty want to be compared based on research practices, teaching practices, and perceptions of student engagement in academic activities. The goal of this study was to group disciplines by a method with which faculty agree, an approach that teaching and learning center staffs may use to structure faculty development programs and institutional researchers may use to present assessment data. Fifty-two disciplinary pairs were identified across the three categories. The implications of these findings are presented along with proposed directions for future research
Business creativity and the creative economy, 2018
In this fluctuating and uncertain economy, individuals with arts degrees may be looking to carve ... more In this fluctuating and uncertain economy, individuals with arts degrees may be looking to carve out a niche for themselves through founding arts-related organizations. These organizations are poised to impact not only cultural policy and creative industries, but also community arts engagement. This study used data from the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP), an online alumni survey designed to obtain knowledge of arts education, to explore characteristics of arts organization founders, and the many ways in which these individuals contribute to the arts community. The participants were 92,113 alumni from 153 different arts high schools, undergraduate, and graduate colleges or arts programs within larger universities. The measures for this study included a set of items indicating ways of supporting the arts over the past 12 months, as well as demographic and career questions. A series of chi-square analyses indicated that older, non-white, male respondents who had an artist parent and studied the performing arts were more likely to be founders of arts organizations. Logistic regression analyses controlling for related demographic and career variables found those founding arts-related organizations were more likely to support the arts in a variety of ways, including volunteering, serving on boards, and donating money, and they were also more likely to make or perform art in their personal (not work-related) time. The findings provide support for the notion that founding an arts organization may be an optimal career pathway for people who face barriers within traditional employment, or conversely for those who can benefit from existing social capital. The findings also affirm the importance of arts organization founders to their wider arts communities
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, Oct 14, 2015
Institutions may be interested in using alumni career success as evidence of institutional effect... more Institutions may be interested in using alumni career success as evidence of institutional effectiveness, but the current study suggests that using income as the sole outcome may not be entirely capturing the occupational experience of graduates. Utilising data from the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis indicated that there are two distinct components of job satisfaction for arts graduates: intrinsic satisfaction and extrinsic satisfaction. The results of ordinary least squares regression analyses for these two factors provide some relationships concerning demographic and occupational characteristics with these two areas of satisfaction. In considering overall job satisfaction, intrinsic satisfaction may play a larger role in how alumni perceive their career outcomes and success.
Journal of Campus Activities Practice and Scholarship
Co-curricular activities have been shown to impact many measures of academic success, such as aca... more Co-curricular activities have been shown to impact many measures of academic success, such as academic self-confidence, leadership abilities, identity development, personal development, and student thriving. Borrowing from established research paradigms on pluralistic ignorance, the current study sought to explore whether first-year and senior students' perceptions of themselves and others vary when it comes to attending and participating in campus activities and whether sex has an impact on those perceptions. Using data from the 2018 National Survey of Student Engagement, the study included 10,512 students attending 33 institutions. The results suggest significant differences across the sexes and within reference group (self vs. other) for attending campus activities and participating in co-curricular activities. These findings can help guide faculty, advisors, and administrators to better understand how students' perceptions of peer co-curricular activities might relate to...
Data from the 2010 administration of the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement were used to identi... more Data from the 2010 administration of the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement were used to identify pairs of disciplines in which faculty want to be compared based on research practices, teaching practices, and perceptions of student engagement in academic activities. The goal of this study was to group disciplines by a method with which faculty agree, an approach that teaching and learning center staffs may use to structure faculty development programs and institutional researchers may use to present assessment data. Fifty-two disciplinary pairs were identified across the three categories. The implications of these findings are presented along with proposed directions for future research
Business creativity and the creative economy, 2018
In this fluctuating and uncertain economy, individuals with arts degrees may be looking to carve ... more In this fluctuating and uncertain economy, individuals with arts degrees may be looking to carve out a niche for themselves through founding arts-related organizations. These organizations are poised to impact not only cultural policy and creative industries, but also community arts engagement. This study used data from the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP), an online alumni survey designed to obtain knowledge of arts education, to explore characteristics of arts organization founders, and the many ways in which these individuals contribute to the arts community. The participants were 92,113 alumni from 153 different arts high schools, undergraduate, and graduate colleges or arts programs within larger universities. The measures for this study included a set of items indicating ways of supporting the arts over the past 12 months, as well as demographic and career questions. A series of chi-square analyses indicated that older, non-white, male respondents who had an artist parent and studied the performing arts were more likely to be founders of arts organizations. Logistic regression analyses controlling for related demographic and career variables found those founding arts-related organizations were more likely to support the arts in a variety of ways, including volunteering, serving on boards, and donating money, and they were also more likely to make or perform art in their personal (not work-related) time. The findings provide support for the notion that founding an arts organization may be an optimal career pathway for people who face barriers within traditional employment, or conversely for those who can benefit from existing social capital. The findings also affirm the importance of arts organization founders to their wider arts communities
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, Oct 14, 2015
Institutions may be interested in using alumni career success as evidence of institutional effect... more Institutions may be interested in using alumni career success as evidence of institutional effectiveness, but the current study suggests that using income as the sole outcome may not be entirely capturing the occupational experience of graduates. Utilising data from the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis indicated that there are two distinct components of job satisfaction for arts graduates: intrinsic satisfaction and extrinsic satisfaction. The results of ordinary least squares regression analyses for these two factors provide some relationships concerning demographic and occupational characteristics with these two areas of satisfaction. In considering overall job satisfaction, intrinsic satisfaction may play a larger role in how alumni perceive their career outcomes and success.
Journal of Campus Activities Practice and Scholarship
Co-curricular activities have been shown to impact many measures of academic success, such as aca... more Co-curricular activities have been shown to impact many measures of academic success, such as academic self-confidence, leadership abilities, identity development, personal development, and student thriving. Borrowing from established research paradigms on pluralistic ignorance, the current study sought to explore whether first-year and senior students' perceptions of themselves and others vary when it comes to attending and participating in campus activities and whether sex has an impact on those perceptions. Using data from the 2018 National Survey of Student Engagement, the study included 10,512 students attending 33 institutions. The results suggest significant differences across the sexes and within reference group (self vs. other) for attending campus activities and participating in co-curricular activities. These findings can help guide faculty, advisors, and administrators to better understand how students' perceptions of peer co-curricular activities might relate to...
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