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Motivation, Persistence, and Faculty Grant Writing
Type of Presentation
Roundtable Discussion (45 minutes)
Session Abstract
Grant writing is a learnable skill, but motivation to learn can be derailed by at-times capricious funding decisions. This roundtable explores faculty motivation and persistence in grant writing education programs.
Target Audience
This session is targeted to practitioners and researchers interested in faculty development and support, adult education programs operated in higher education institutions, and in research on research and research training.
Learning Outcomes
This roundtable will help learners gain a better understanding of what motivates and demotivates faculty learners' persistence in grants education and professional development training. I also hope this roundtable will lead to future collaborations among individuals conducting research in this area, ultimately leading to the development of best practices in grants education programs for academic researchers.
Session Description
Issues of motivation and persistence in faculty grants education are important to consider because they are little understood or explored in the literature and, yet, research-intensive institutions continue to place more and more emphasis on the importance of seeking out and obtaining extramural funding. Previous research has focused on faculty motivation and how it affects research productivity in terms of "products" produced (Hardre, Beesley, Miller, & Pace, 2011). However, little research has focused on motivation and persistence in learning the skill set that facilitates grant seeking and, ultimately, increases faculty research productivity.
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Primary Presenter
Dr. Heather Brown, University of Missouri - Columbia
Work Title
Director, Grant Writing and Publications