Open AccessFaculty Perceptions of How Community‐Engaged Research Is Valued in Tenure, Promotion, and Retention Decisions
Author(s) -
Nokes Kathleen M.,
Nelson David A.,
McDonald Mary Anne,
Hacker Karen,
Gosse Jacquelyn,
Sanford Becky,
Opel Shan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical and translational science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1752-8062
pISSN - 1752-8054
DOI - 10.1111/cts.12077
Subject(s) - promotion (chess) , scholarship , inclusion (mineral) , medical education , cronbach's alpha , perception , psychology , academic institution , medicine , political science , library science , social psychology , clinical psychology , psychometrics , neuroscience , politics , computer science , law
Purpose We assessed the perceptions of community core faculty in academic medical center institutions that received Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) about how these institutions consider community‐engaged scholarship (CES) when tenure, promotion, and retention decisions are made. Method An assessment tool was adapted to create an 18‐item survey that was sent during November and December 2011 via the Internet to the 369 members of the community‐engagement core mailing list of the CTSA. Results Fifty‐nine responses were received which represented 37 of the possible 60 different funded institutions. The mean score was 48.14 (SD = 11.18); range of 23–74; and Cronbach's alpha was .91 About half reported that support for CES and its inclusion in the academic decision process increased since the institution was awarded a CTSA. Open‐ended responses indicated some confusion with terminology although a definition of CES had been provided in the instrument instructions. Conclusion Respondents overall agreed there was moderate support for CES in tenure, promotion, and retention decisions which may have been influenced by the CTSA application requirements. This survey could be used to identify if there are differences in institutional and departments and measure changes over time.