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Students as teachers: What faculty learn by living on campus
Journal of College & University Student Housing (2011)
  • Rishi R Sriram, Baylor University
  • Frank Shushok, Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Jennifer Perkins, University of South Florida
  • Laine Scales, Baylor University
Abstract

In its recent history, American higher education has segmented the student experience, especially as research universities have grown in size and complexity. To increase the integration of undergraduate learning experiences, many efforts have combined the curricular and co-curricular worlds of students. In one practice, housing and residence life staff invite faculty members to live with students in residence halls and participate in the leadership of those communities. While research has found faculty-in-residence programs to positively impact students, what is the impact on faculty? This study examined the impact that living in residence has on faculty, their pedagogy, and their philosophy of education. Six faculty-in-residence representing six different academic disciplines at a single institution participated in this study. The resulting Faculty-in-Residence Development Model describes important ways in which faculty are influenced by a more holistic and integrated approach to learning.

Keywords
  • faculty in residence,
  • student faculty interaction,
  • college housing
Publication Date
2011
Citation Information
Rishi R Sriram, Frank Shushok, Jennifer Perkins and Laine Scales. "Students as teachers: What faculty learn by living on campus" Journal of College & University Student Housing Vol. 38 Iss. 1 (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rishi_sriram/5/