Academic Professionals and Faculty in a Research-Oriented University: An Introductory Comparative Study

Non-faculty, non-classified personnel have become more numerous and more vital to the operation of large, public, research-oriented universities as these organizations respond to the pressures created by expanding information and technology, and by increasing demands for service and accountability from state and federal governments, business, industry, and the general public. This study was designed to gain information concerning this primarily unstudied personnel group. These non-faculty, non-classified employees (called Academic Professionals in deference to their designation at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where the study was conducted) were compared to Faculty in order to place information gained in an organizational context. Sample members of the Faculty and of the Academic Professional group were compared according to demographic characteristics, educational backgrounds, career path characteristics, and basic value systems. Information sources included computer records, responses to a questionnaire, and responses to the Allport, Vernon, Lindzey Study of Values.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Walsh, Marmion

• Education, Higher

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8721780

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/69137