Impression Management Strategies of College Professors with Disabilities
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: This qualitative study examined how college instructors with disabilities utilize impression management strategies in order to enhance their ability to teach more effectively in the classroom. Eight instructors from mid-size universities and community colleges across the United States were interviewed. A thematic analysis approach was used to identify emergent themes pertaining to the ways in which college instructors with disabilities use impression management in the classroom. Results showed that instructors in this study use a wide variety of impression management strategies in order to influence how they are perceived in the classroom and to improve their teaching effectiveness. These strategies included, immediate disclosure of disability, educating students on disabilities, improving relationships with students, improving instructional techniques, and making disability a non-issue. Implications and considerations for future research are proposed.
Author: Chelsie Gaspar
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2534769080