ERIC Number: EJ1456189
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1356-2517
EISSN: EISSN-1470-1294
Generic Skills in Higher Education -- Teachers' Conceptions, Pedagogical Practices and Pedagogical Training
Teaching in Higher Education, v30 n1 p207-224 2025
Teachers' conceptions of teaching play a key role in the pedagogical practices they apply in their teaching. Previous studies of conceptions of teaching generic skills have been mainly qualitative with small samples, and thus there is a need for a more extensive quantitative study. This study investigates the associations between higher education teachers' conceptions of teaching generic skills, pedagogical practices, pedagogical training, and teaching experience. The data consist of teachers' survey answers (N = 286). The findings indicate that conceptions were related to pedagogical practices. In addition, pedagogical training has a significant relation to conceptions and pedagogical practices. However, teaching experience did not relate to conceptions of generic skills, but it did to some of the practices. This study suggests a need for teachers to enhance their awareness of conceptions related to teaching generic skills and highlights the importance of pedagogical training.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Teaching Experience, Foreign Countries, Research Universities, College Faculty, School Personnel, Social Sciences, Biological Sciences, Sciences, Skill Development, Doctoral Students, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Communication Skills, Cooperation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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