This investigation of organizational culture “assimilation” in Arkansas Community colleges
utilized a questionnaire survey. The goal was to identify factors that lead to low involvement of
associate (part-time) faculty members within the sample of community colleges. A mixedmethods
research design included open-ended questions for qualitative data, in addition to a
statistic analysis of a questionnaire. The survey analyses encompassed hypothesis testing and
research questions using nonparametric statistics, content analyses and frequency analyses, and
triangulations. The analyses of four hypotheses led to the following main conclusions: (a) Corecollege
members and associate faculty members differed significantly in their understanding of
whether associate faculty members were invited to division celebrations and other important
components that make up the college’s organizational culture. (b) Associate faculty members do
not have distinct roles and are unclear of their roles. (c) Expectations of associate faculty
members vary among core-college members. Associate faculty members appear to be stuck in
the second phase of the organizational socialization process (Van Maanen & Schein, 1979). (d)
The assertion that associate faculty members do not have time to get involved with their colleges
is not true. Seventy-one percent of associate faculty members stated they do get involved in
community volunteer work. If motivated to do so, associate faculty members could find time to
be more involved in college-related activities. This dissertation concludes with recommendations
to help colleges to increase associate faculty involvement and to improve the assimilation of their
associate faculty members into the colleges’ organizational cultures. This leads to associate
faculty carrying the organizational culture and the college’s objectives into the classroom, hence
increasing quality instructing of associate faculty.
This investigation of organizational culture “assimilation” in Arkansas Community colleges
utilized a questionnaire survey. The goal was to identify factors that lead to low involvement of
associate (part-time) faculty members within the sample of community colleges. A mixedmethods
research design included open-ended questions for qualitative data, in addition to a
statistic analysis of a questionnaire. The survey analyses encompassed hypothesis testing and
research questions using nonparametric statistics, content analyses and frequency analyses, and
triangulations. The analyses of four hypotheses led to the following main conclusions: (a) Corecollege
members and associate faculty members differed significantly in their understanding of
whether associate faculty members were invited to division celebrations and other important
components that make up the college’s organizational culture. (b) Associate faculty members do
not have distinct roles and are unclear of their roles. (c) Expectations of associate faculty
members vary among core-college members. Associate faculty members appear to be stuck in
the second phase of the organizational socialization process (Van Maanen & Schein, 1979). (d)
The assertion that associate faculty members do not have time to get involved with their colleges
is not true. Seventy-one percent of associate faculty members stated they do get involved in
community volunteer work. If motivated to do so, associate faculty members could find time to
be more involved in college-related activities. This dissertation concludes with recommendations
to help colleges to increase associate faculty involvement and to improve the assimilation of their
associate faculty members into the colleges’ organizational cultures. This leads to associate
faculty carrying the organizational culture and the college’s objectives into the classroom, hence
increasing quality instructing of associate faculty.
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