“If I don't laugh, I'm going to cry”: Meaning Making in the Promotion, Tenure, and Retention Process: A Collaborative Autoethnography

Juliann Sergi McBrayer; Kristen N. Dickens; Pamela Wells; Richard E. Cleveland

“If I don't laugh, I'm going to cry”: Meaning Making in the Promotion, Tenure, and Retention Process: A Collaborative Autoethnography

Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Kristen N. Dickens, Pamela Wells, Richard E. Cleveland

Leadership, Technology & Human Development

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Abstract

Presentation given at The Qualitative Report (TQR) Conference.

Utilizing Chang, Ngunjiri, and Hernandez’s (2013) collaborative autoethnographic research approach, we investigated our experiences as pre-tenured junior faculty progressing through the tenure and promotion process within a college of education at one public university in the southeastern United States. The review of the data (transcripts and photographs) revealed challenges and stressors common to junior faculty. Data analysis yielded four emergent themes centered around demonstrations of self-care and resiliency including community, balance, coping strategies, and process. Through data analysis, these major themes and their sub-themes were explored in depth. Recommendations and implications for personnel navigating the academic tenure process (i.e., new faculty, tenured faculty, and administrators) are presented.

Original language	American English
State	Published - Jan 15 2020
Event	The Qualitative Report Conference - Nova Southeastern University, Davie, United States Duration: Jan 15 2020 → Jan 17 2020 Conference number: 11 https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqrc/eleventh/

Conference

Conference	The Qualitative Report Conference
Abbreviated title	TQR
Country/Territory	United States
City	Davie
Period	01/15/20 → 01/17/20
Internet address	https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqrc/eleventh/

Disciplines

Educational Administration and Supervision
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Educational Leadership

Keywords

Academic Tenure
Collaborative Autoethnography
Faculty Promotion
Faculty Retention
Pretenured Faculty
University Faculty

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“If I don't laugh, I'm going to cry”: Meaning Making in the Promotion, Tenure, and Retention Process: A Collaborative Autoethnography

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