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Click HERE to participate in current Meta-Profession Survey
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The purpose of the Meta-Profession Project is to promote a better understanding of the full complexity and variety of higher education faculty work. Such an understanding can contribute to the development of comprehensive faculty evaluation systems, the design of professional growth and development programs, and the establishment of academic policies and procedures that more fully support faculty in the full range of their diverse professional duties and responsibilities. Additionally, the Meta-Profession project aims to provide an over-arching model for both promoting research on faculty work and providing a convenient rubric for categorizing extant research in the field. There are six main sections to this web site: The Meta-Profession Concept The Meta-Profession project derives from a conceptualization of the professoriate as practicing a 'meta' profession. That is, a college professor must perform at a professional level a variety of roles that require expertise and skills in areas that often extend beyond the faculty member's specific area of scholarly expertise or "Base Profession". Thus, the skill sets required by faculty to perform in these roles are divided into two general categories: Base Profession Skills and the additional Meta-Profession Skills. These skill sets are delineated in a series of matrices which show the interaction between a specific role (e.g., teaching, scholarly/creative activities, service, or administration) and the skills required by the work involved in carrying out that role. These matrices may be accessed via the links in the Exploring the Meta-Profession Model section below. Exploring the Meta-Profession Model Visitors to this site are invited to explore the various matrices that define and delineate the Meta-Professional model of faculty work. The matrices shown below represent a work in progress thus every cell may not yet be active.
To explore the model click on any term or interaction cell of interest in a matrix. Please note that the interaction cells are of different colors. These colors represent an estimate of the frequency with which a specific skill set is used in the performance of the faculty work represented by the cell. See the LEGEND at the left side of the matrix for the meaning of each color. The Development of the Meta-Professional Model
Application of the Meta-Profession Model The first practical application of the metaprofessional model occurred in August of 2004. Based on the work cited above, Dr. Arreola was invited to develop and conduct a seminar for the faculty of the Florida State University School of Nursing. The objective of the seminar was to develop a plan for promoting the development, support, and recognition of key skills and competencies required for Nurse Education excellence at Florida State University. Based on both the National League of Nursing’s published statement of the 8 Core Competencies of Nurse Educators and application of the meta-professional model presented here, the faculty developed a set of competency statements and standards designed to meet their specific objectives. The Final Report resulting from this work may be downloaded here. The authors of the meta-profession model may be contacted by e-mail by simply clicking on thier names.
An Invitation to Contribute to the Model We invite members
of the professoriate to contribute to the full development of the
Meta-Professional model. As can be seen by exploring each of the
matrices above, considerable information remains to be gathered
and developed within the various cells of each matrix. The clarification
of definitions, the identification of available evaluative and training
resources, as well as the citation of relevant research studies
remains a major undertaking. In addition, policy implications of
the issues defined by the interaction of (ROLE) X (SKILL SET) interactions
remains to be discussed. If you would like to contribute to the
development of the Meta-Profession matrices we invite you to do
so by clicking HERE. |
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