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Vereijken, Mayke W. C.; van der Rijst, Roeland M. – Teaching in Higher Education, 2023
A central aim of university teaching is to transform students' conceptual understanding of disciplinary knowledge. In order to achieve this, lecturers make decisions on subject matter and teaching approaches. However, there seems to be little attention for the role of subject matter pedagogy in university teaching. This study aims to explore a…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Theory Practice Relationship, Academic Education
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Sewagegn, Abatihun A.; Diale, Boitumelo M. – Teaching in Higher Education, 2021
The purpose of the study was to investigate the practices and challenges of modular/block teaching in higher education institutions of Ethiopia. A descriptive survey design was used with instructors and students. Questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used to gather data and analysed quantitatively (descriptive and inferential…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Block Scheduling, Public Colleges, College Students
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Shagrir, Leah – Teaching in Higher Education, 2015
The objective of this research is to identify the professional conceptions that guide teacher educators in their work with students, to learn about the nature of these conceptions and to distinguish among them. This aim is important because the conceptions formulated by those working in higher education guide their professional practice and affect…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Teacher Role, College Students, Professional Identity
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van den Bos, Paul; Brouwer, Joyce – Teaching in Higher Education, 2014
In this study the learning process of 12 Dutch novice university teachers was monitored during a five-month induction programme. The teachers were interviewed before and after the programme and were asked to fill in several email logbooks during the programme. A change process was identified, in which experiencing and experimentation played a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Theory Practice Relationship, Learning Processes, Beginning Teachers
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Malcolm, Mary – Teaching in Higher Education, 2012
A concern to ensure that the distinctive quality of teaching and learning in higher education is sustained and recognised has recently reinvigorated debate about the links between research and teaching. Currently, that debate focuses on substantiating research-teaching links and confirming broad frameworks for categorising associated academic…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Supervisors, Student Research, Business Administration Education
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Grant, Kevin; Wakelin, Sonia J. – Teaching in Higher Education, 2009
The discussion into nexes between teaching, research and scholarship continues to expand. Positivistic studies have attempted to "measure" research output to evaluate teaching performance. Interpretive-based studies suggest staff perceive a nexus to exist. This paper investigates the perceptions of academic staff with regards the nexes…
Descriptors: Information Management, Information Systems, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes