Open Access9: ASSESSING THE LONG‐TERM IMPACT OF A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Author(s) -
Tennill Marcia M.,
Cohen Margaret W.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-4822.2013.tb00703.x
Subject(s) - professional development , term (time) , medical education , psychology , program evaluation , faculty development , field (mathematics) , pedagogy , medicine , political science , mathematics , pure mathematics , physics , quantum mechanics , public administration
This study was designed to explore the long‐term impact of a year‐long faculty development program on participants. Three guiding questions focused the study: In what ways did the program influence the professional lives of participants five years after completion? How did the participants integrate those experiences into their professional lives? and What recommendations for best practices in the field of faculty development can be drawn? Donald Kirkpatrick's four‐level evaluation model was the template for this qualitative research. Results indicated that participants retained program learning over time.