Semester
Summer
Date of Graduation
2025
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Type
PhD
College
College of Applied Human Sciences
Department
Not Listed
Committee Chair
Erin McHenry-Sorber
Committee Co-Chair
John Campbell
Committee Member
Susan Hayes
Committee Member
Matthew Campbell
Abstract
The research regarding faculty agency during curricular reform is a burgeoning field within higher education as the faculty perspective within the current research concerning curriculum reform is limited. This study seeks to illuminate the faculty perspective of the curricular reform process of gateway STEM courses and how faculty experienced the reform process through a qualitative case study. The site of the case study is a public four-year institution on the eastern coast of the United States that has undergone and continues to undergo significant academic restructuring. The research utilized a structured survey and semi-structured interviews with seven total participants from Biology, Physics, and Mathematics departments. This provided a range of perspectives of how faculty members from different STEM departments experienced curricular reform. Utilizing the Academic Plan alongside the Political Frame, this research demonstrated the pressures and circumstances that impact faculty utilizing their agency within the curricular reform process
Recommended Citation
Beck, Katie, "ACADEMIC AGENCY WITHIN THE CURRICULAR REFORM OF GATEWAY STEM COURSES: A FACULTY PERSPECTIVE" (2025). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 12920.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/12920