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Quality Teaching in Science: An Emergent Conceptual Framework
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Jordens, J. Zoe; Zepke, Nick – Research in Science Education, 2019
Achieving quality in higher education is a complex task involving the interrelationship of many factors. The influence of the teacher is well established and has led to some general principles of good teaching. However, less is known about the extent that specific disciplines influence quality teaching. The purposes of the paper are to investigate…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Teacher Effectiveness, Science Instruction, Intellectual Disciplines
Linguistics Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses: Experience of Lancaster University (UK)
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Komochkova, Olga – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2016
The article deals with peculiarities of undergraduate and postgraduate linguistic courses at Lancaster University. It has been stated that the latter is considered to be one of the best higher education institutions both in the UK and worldwide. Being a relatively new higher education institution (founded in 1964), it can already boast its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Study, Graduate Study, Linguistics
Life Science Professional Societies Expand Undergraduate Education Efforts
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Matyas, Marsha Lakes; Ruedi, Elizabeth A.; Engen, Katie; Chang, Amy L. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
The "Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education" reports cite the critical role of professional societies in undergraduate life science education and, since 2008, have called for the increased involvement of professional societies in support of undergraduate education. Our study explored the level of support being provided by…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Biological Sciences, Professional Associations, Surveys