title: Worth 1,000 words: concept mapping for tenure and promotion.
abstract: Organizing tenure/promotion dossiers can be a daunting task for junior faculty. As an adjunct to a strong program of scholarship, concept mapping can help as a concise and effective tool when applying for tenure and promotion. Concept mapping is explained here as a value-added, graphic method for junior faculty to use in presenting their scholarship accomplishments in the tenure and promotion dossier in a single overview beyond the written narrative. Further, skills in developing concept maps can be used as a mentoring technique, simultaneously helping faculty shape their scholarship as they progress toward tenure. The historically situated picture presented by a concept map is worth a thousand words.
authors.affiliation: Kent State University, College of Nursing, Kent, OH 44242, USA. rross1@kent.edu
authors.forename: Ratchneewan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dzurec
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D015399:Nursing Research