An Ethnographic Study of Faculty Growth and Sensemaking on the Camino De Santiago
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W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 2019 Teaching Along the Way: an Ethnographic Study of Faculty Growth and Sensemaking on the Camino De Santiago Benjamin Boone William & Mary - School of Education, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Boone, Benjamin, "Teaching Along the Way: an Ethnographic Study of Faculty Growth and Sensemaking on the Camino De Santiago" (2019). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1563898836. http://dx.doi.org/10.25774/w4-drs8-nx23 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. TEACHING ALONG THE WAY: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF FACULTY GROWTH AND SENSEMAKING ON THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO A Dissertation Presented to the The Faculty of the School of Education The College of William & Mary in Virginia In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy By Benjamin I. Boone March 2019 TEACHING ALONG THE WAY: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF FACULTY GROWTH AND SENSEMAKING ON THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO By Benjamin I. Boone Approved April 2019 by Pamela L. Eddy, Ph.D. Chairperson of Doctoral Committee James P. Barber, Ph.D. Kathleen E. Jenkins, Ph.D. DEDICATION To mi familia– My parents, brother, and sister-in-law who have long tolerated my wanderlust and supported me through far too many years of schooling; and The Menefee’s—Matt, Sarah, Barrett, and Landon—who welcomed me into their family, were always there for me when I most needed them, and who bring me unbridled joy through Barrett and Landon’s infectious smiles and love. iii Table of Contents DEDICATION ................................................................................................................... iii Table of Contents ............................................................................................................... iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................. xiii LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................ xv ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................................... xvi CHAPTER 1: TAKING THE FIRST STEPS .................................................................... 2 My Camino ...................................................................................................................... 3 Background ..................................................................................................................... 5 The Camino de Santiago ................................................................................................. 6 The Camino as classroom. ........................................................................................... 9 The Study ...................................................................................................................... 10 Internationalization of U.S. Higher Education .............................................................. 11 Study Abroad in American Higher Education .............................................................. 14 Student learning outcomes in short-term study abroad. ............................................ 14 Student development and short-term study abroad. .................................................. 15 Academics and short-term study abroad. .................................................................. 16 Faculty Work in U.S. Higher Education ....................................................................... 17 Internationalization of Faculty Work ............................................................................ 18 iv Faculty and internationalization. ............................................................................... 20 Teaching abroad. ....................................................................................................... 22 Impact of time abroad. ............................................................................................... 24 Problem Statement ........................................................................................................ 26 Research Questions ....................................................................................................... 27 Statement of Purpose ..................................................................................................... 28 Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks ...................................................................... 29 Methods ......................................................................................................................... 30 Significance of the Study .............................................................................................. 32 Definition of Terms ....................................................................................................... 33 Camino....................................................................................................................... 33 Ethnography............................................................................................................... 33 Faculty growth. .......................................................................................................... 33 Faculty member. ........................................................................................................ 34 Faculty role. ............................................................................................................... 34 Sensemaking. ............................................................................................................. 35 Short-term study abroad program. ............................................................................. 35 Student. ...................................................................................................................... 35 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 35 CHAPTER 2: THOSE WHO HAVE WALKED BEFORE US ....................................... 37 v Internationalization of Higher Education ...................................................................... 38 Comprehensive internationalization. ......................................................................... 42 Study abroad in American higher education. ............................................................ 44 Faculty Work in American Higher Education............................................................... 47 Faculty roles. ............................................................................................................. 48 Evolution of research on faculty work. ..................................................................... 49 Faculty work abroad. ................................................................................................. 50 Faculty Growth .............................................................................................................. 52 Faculty learning. ........................................................................................................ 53 Agency. ...................................................................................................................... 55 Professional relationships. ......................................................................................... 56 Commitments............................................................................................................. 57 Sensemaking.................................................................................................................. 58 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 61 CHAPTER 3: FOLLOWING THE ARROWS................................................................. 62 Study Design ................................................................................................................. 63 Research Method ........................................................................................................... 64 Ethnographic Presence .................................................................................................. 69 Interpretive Framework ................................................................................................. 74 Philosophical assumptions. ........................................................................................ 74 vi Research paradigm. ................................................................................................... 75 Sampling Strategies and Participant Recruitment ......................................................... 76 Sampling approach. ................................................................................................... 77 Participant recruitment. ............................................................................................. 79 Data Sources and Gathering .......................................................................................... 80 Participant observation.