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Wise, Sarah B.; Archie, Tim; Laursen, Sandra – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2022
Nearly half of all college students and the majority of college students of color begin their studies at 2-year colleges. The educational quality that these students experience will affect future success, but little research to date has focused on the professional development (PD) of their instructors. We offer an exploratory study on PD needs and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
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Kereng Gilbert Pule; Yudvir Bhagwonparsadh – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2025
This exploratory qualitative case study inquired into teachers' Mathematics Pedagogical Content Knowledge and the teaching and learning of Grade 12 Mathematics at two selected secondary schools. Four Mathematics teachers shared their enactment of the teaching and learning of Grade 12 Mathematics when semistructured interview questions were posed.…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics
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Matheson, Ruth – Teaching in Higher Education, 2020
The debate around what constitutes teaching excellence and how to measure it remains a contentious issue in higher education, with little consensus reached. Despite this, measures of teaching excellence influence university ranking league tables throughout the world. This paper explores the thinking and practice of five academics, recognised…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Excellence in Education, Higher Education, College Faculty
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Blumberg, Phyllis – Innovative Higher Education, 2016
This article proposes a recommended course of action for faculty development based upon Rogers' theory of Diffusion of Innovations and data collected in a study looking at the prevalence of use of learning-centered teaching practices. Specific faculty development strategies are aligned with Rogers' factors influencing decisions to adopt…
Descriptors: Influences, Performance Factors, Adoption (Ideas), Faculty Development
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Forrest, Sandra – Journal of Research in International Education, 2018
This study aimed to involve International Baccalaureate (IB) teachers in formative assessment and summative evaluation of a continuing professional development (CPD) programme designed to facilitate a student-centred, process-focused approach in which the 'Approaches to Learning' (ATL) element of the IB curriculum takes a central role. Given its…
Descriptors: International Education, Advanced Placement Programs, Summative Evaluation, Faculty Development
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Ruggiero, Dana; Mong, Christopher J. – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2015
Previous studies indicated that the technology integration practices of teachers in the classroom often did not match their teaching styles. Researchers concluded that this was due, at least partially, to external barriers that prevented teachers from using technology in ways that matched their practiced teaching style. Many of these barriers,…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Mixed Methods Research, Teaching Styles