Sociodemographic Characteristics of People in Leadership Positions of Graduate Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders.
OBJECTIVES: Knowledge associated with the construct of leadership and the sociodemographic profiles of those in leadership positions within academic communication sciences and disorders (COSD) programs in the United States is limited. The purpose of this study was to investigate the sociodemographic...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Allied Health Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 194 - 204 |
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Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP)
Fall2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=172261793&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 172261793 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00907421 4BI jtl: Journal of Allied Health issn: 00907421 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Fall2023 vid: 52 iid: 3 pid: 6826 pub: Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) place: Washington, District of Columbia artinfo: ui: 172261793 172261793 172261793 172261793 ppf: 194 ppct: 10 formats: tig: atl: Sociodemographic Characteristics of People in Leadership Positions of Graduate Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders. aug: au: Watts, Christopher R. Yan Zhang Thijs, Zoë affil: Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX sug: subj: Communicative Disorders Education Education, Speech-Language Pathology Education, Audiology Education, Graduate School Administrators Psychosocial Factors Organizational Structure Evaluation Sociodemographic Factors Sex Factors Human United States Cross Sectional Studies Nonexperimental Studies Male Female Faculty, Allied Health Labor Supply Leadership Data Analysis Software Chi Square Test T-Tests Descriptive Statistics Job Experience Male Female ab: OBJECTIVES: Knowledge associated with the construct of leadership and the sociodemographic profiles of those in leadership positions within academic communication sciences and disorders (COSD) programs in the United States is limited. The purpose of this study was to investigate the sociodemographic profiles of people holding department chair and/or program director positions in accredited graduate speech-language pathology (SLP) and audiology (AUD) programs. METHODS: A cross-sectional observational investigation using public information was conducted to profile individuals in leadership positions of academic programs. Tabulated data included program variables (SLP, AUD, or SLP+AUD), degree offered, program level, and national ranking, in addition to sociodemographic variables of the individuals holding a leadership position. A multidimensional statistical analysis was employed to address three research questions examining: (a) the sociodemographic characteristics of people in COSD leadership positions, (b) gender distribution within leadership positions, and (c) national ranking of institutions from which leaders obtained their terminal degree. RESULTS: Data were acquired from 502 people holding a department chair or program director positions at 305 universities, representing 98% of all accredited graduate programs. Over 80% of leaders held a research doctorate (PhD) in COSD, and a large majority of all leadership positions were in standalone academic departments. A greater proportion of males held leadership positions when compared to the distribution of male members of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), but the proportion of male academic leaders was equivalent to their representation among all male COSD faculty (20%). A larger proportion of academic COSD leaders tended to have earned their terminal degree from a highly ranked academic program. CONCLUSIONS: This study illuminates the current profiles of those in leadership positions of academic graduate programs in COSD. Given the critical shortage of qualified faculty to staff accredited COSD programs, findings from this study may inform potential solutions to the problem of faculty sufficiency to assume leadership roles pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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