Factors Influencing Part-time Faculty Engagement With Online Nursing Programs

Abstract

This research investigated factors that influenced the engagement of part-time faculty teaching in online nursing programs with their institutions. Of the 257 part-time faculty surveyed, the most significant factor was being supported in decisions regarding student issues, followed by institutional commitment to quality online education. Compensation was moderately influential; a negative factor was requiring too frequent meetings. Understanding factors that influence the engagement of part-time faculty teaching in online nursing programs can help leaders of online programs attract and retain experienced, highly skilled faculty.

Transformational Educational Leadership and the Innovative Strategies Engaging Online Faculty for the Excellent Teaching Performance in the United States

“…Doing such actions can present job resources needed to meet the job demands due to the increase in remote, part-time faculty. Reneau et al (2018) had a similar response in the study as Pujol-Cols and Lazzaro-Salazar (2018) regarding support measures towards scholars within higher education. Reneau et al found influential factors that can be incorporated into the daily lives of the academic leader to engage online adjunct faculty.…”

“…Due to this study, the definition given is provided by Reneau, Wallace, Claywell, Price, Burdi, and Trybulski (2018), who define online adjunct faculty as those individuals who are contracted working per term as needed for the program. Similarly, Magda et al, Jolley et al, Schieffer (2016), and Reneau et al (2018) are in unison with the increasing trend of online adjunct faculty. The data retrieved from these studies become a vital source for academic leadership to place focus on their growing quantity of online employees to present means of support to engage and include the employees in the online environment.…”

Becoming accustomed to online teaching: nursing lecturers' experiences in the era of COVID-19

“…One study found that factors influencing student engagement with the online institution were being recognised by the leadership, and communication, guidance and support, as well as lecturers sharing best practices (Reneau et al. , 2018).…”

“…, 2018). However, not only students but also lecturers need to be supported by their institution to overcome students' issues, and thus lecturer's engagement with their students should be increased (Reneau et al. , 2018).…”

“…Engagement with the student may increase trust and communication to each other and thus assists the lecturers identify their students' issues. Reneau et al. ’s (2018) study examined self-efficacy and satisfaction levels in teaching and found that nursing lecturers can experience high levels of self-efficacy and satisfaction when delivering online teaching.…”