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The Roles of STEM Faculty Communities of Practice in Institutional and Departmental Reform in Higher Education

The Roles of STEM Faculty Communities of Practice in Institutional and Departmental Reform in Higher Education

November 15, 2017May 29, 2018 pulliasadmin Academic governance & change adrianna kezar

Gehrke and Kezar examine how involvement in four cross-institutional STEM faculty communities of practice is associated with local departmental and institutional change for faculty members belonging to these communities. Read the paper in American Educational Research Journal.

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