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Antonia Scholkmann; Tobias Alexander Bang Tretow-Fish; Kathrin Otrel-Cass; Elisabeth Lauridsen Lolle – Teaching in Higher Education, 2025
In the present study, we followed a group of students over the course of a three-semester project aimed at increasing their abilities to express their competence development. Extensive data (video, transcripts, documentation of artifacts and communications, and field notes) was analyzed in a framework analysis based on cultural-historical activity…
Descriptors: Social Psychology, Theories, Cultural Context, History
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Xiujuan Sun – Teaching in Higher Education, 2025
Drawing upon the mutually constitutive notions of possible selves and agency, this study illuminates how maintaining a future orientation in doctoral education acts to supply candidates with a pivotal sense of direction and drive their experimentation with disparate pathways to realise their academic career aspirations. In-depth analysis of two…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Guided Pathways, Occupational Aspiration, Personal Autonomy
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Ben-Asher, Smadar; Spector-Mersel, Gabriela – Teaching in Higher Education, 2023
The importance of reflective pedagogy is widely acknowledged in HE and is a cornerstone of the helping professions curricula, enhancing students' self-awareness and reflective skills. The literature emphasizes the virtues of reflection for the students' personal and professional growth but insufficiently addresses the emotional pain entailed. To…
Descriptors: Reflection, Social Work, Educational Counseling, Emotional Response
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Susan Geertshuis; Rob Wass; Qian Liu – Teaching in Higher Education, 2024
Educators are responsible for developing generic graduate capabilities, but the theoretical justification for teaching techniques is infrequently articulated. This conceptual paper aims to provide theory-informed principles to guide teaching practice in developing future-focused generic capabilities. The paper describes future-focused generic…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Employment Potential
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Patrick Filipe Conway – Teaching in Higher Education, 2024
This phenomenological study investigates the educational experiences formerly incarcerated students identify as being important developmentally as part of their participation in a college-in-prison program. It does so by exploring the experiences of 21 formerly incarcerated students who participated in the Boston University Prison Education…
Descriptors: Student Development, Andragogy, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions
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McKenna, Sioux; Hlengwa, Amanda; Quinn, Lynn; Vorster, Jo-Anne – Teaching in Higher Education, 2022
Much academic development work, whether it be student, academic staff, institutional or curriculum development, is undertaken from an affirmative rather than a transformative approach (Luckett, L., and S. Shay. 2020. "Reframing the Curriculum: A Transformative Approach." "Critical Studies in Education" 61 (1): 50-65). To be…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Transformative Learning