Sustained partnerships: the establishment and development of meaningful student-faculty relationships

This phenomenological study was designed to explore the one-on-one connections between successful students and the faculty members with whom a meaningful relationship was fostered. The specific focus was on the establishment, development, and reciprocity within the context of the relationships. By comparing the students' experiences to their expectations coming into college, the study pinpointed specific ways that faculty member interventions encouraged relationship development. The defining themes from the student stories were commits time, connects to college, creates culture, challenges performance, and consistently cares. Collectively, these five themes intertwined to provide a framework for the experience. Further synthesis showed student expectations for the relationship ranged from utilizing the faculty member as a guide, an expert, a friend, or an educator. Analysis of the themes and textural-structural synthesis led to the emergence of the essence of the phenomenon, sustained partnership. The concept of a sustained partnership encompasses the goals that the student and the faculty member were investing in change and driving towards success together. The essence continues with the idea that the relationship was based on a symbiotic component in which both parties are looking out for one another.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor dc:publisher

Colorado State University. Libraries

Year dc:date.issued

2012

Authors dc:creator

• Urso, David J., author
• Davies, Timothy Gray, advisor
• Banning, James, committee member
• Hall, Bruce, committee member
• Kuk, Linda, committee member

• students
• community college
• development
• faculty
• partnership
• relationships

Statement dc:rights

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Language dc:language.iso

eng, English

Identifier URI

https://doi.org/10.25675/3.018540

Identifier

ETDF2012400311EDUC

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:mountainscholar.org:10217/67953