Documentation of SoTL Trends: A Pilot Investigation in Family Science
Track
Non-research Project / About SoTL
Abstract
Research has indicated that SoTL continues to further its integration into universities nationwide (Huber & Hutchings, 2005; O’Meara & Rice, 2005), although some fields have been more receptive than others. Studies have explored faculty members’ perceived support of SoTL at departmental and institutional levels (Gurung, Ansburg, Alexander, Lawrence, & Johnson, 2008); however, inquiry pertaining to the penetration of SoTL into traditional disciplinary conferences remains scarce. The paucity of research exploring the inclusion or exclusion of SoTL sessions at professional meetings warrants further attention in an effort to advance SoTL throughout academia. This investigation examined historical changes in the presence of SoTL topics at the primary annual conference within the discipline of Family Science as a pilot study for proposed replication in other disciplines. Through content analyses of The National Council on Family Relations conference programs spanning 2006-2015, researchers explored the ratio of SoTL to non-SoTL sessions, as well as the gender ratio of presenters (McKinney & Chick, 2010). Implications of findings for the growth of SoTL within the broader interdisciplinary community are discussed.
Session Format
Presentation Session
Location
Room 217
Recommended Citation
DiGregorio, Nikki; Maurer, Trent W.; and Pattanaik, Swaha, "Documentation of SoTL Trends: A Pilot Investigation in Family Science" (2016). SoTL Commons Conference. 86.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2016/86
Documentation of SoTL Trends: A Pilot Investigation in Family Science
Room 217
Research has indicated that SoTL continues to further its integration into universities nationwide (Huber & Hutchings, 2005; O’Meara & Rice, 2005), although some fields have been more receptive than others. Studies have explored faculty members’ perceived support of SoTL at departmental and institutional levels (Gurung, Ansburg, Alexander, Lawrence, & Johnson, 2008); however, inquiry pertaining to the penetration of SoTL into traditional disciplinary conferences remains scarce. The paucity of research exploring the inclusion or exclusion of SoTL sessions at professional meetings warrants further attention in an effort to advance SoTL throughout academia. This investigation examined historical changes in the presence of SoTL topics at the primary annual conference within the discipline of Family Science as a pilot study for proposed replication in other disciplines. Through content analyses of The National Council on Family Relations conference programs spanning 2006-2015, researchers explored the ratio of SoTL to non-SoTL sessions, as well as the gender ratio of presenters (McKinney & Chick, 2010). Implications of findings for the growth of SoTL within the broader interdisciplinary community are discussed.
