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Tim M. Stevens; Indira N. Z. Day; Perry J. den Brok; Frans J. Prins; Hanneke J. H. E. Assen; Marlies ter Beek; Gunter Bombaerts; Remco Coppoolse; Petra H. M. Cremers; Rik Engbers; Madeleine Hulsen; Rachelle J. A. Kamp; Jur J. Koksma; Kariene Mittendorff; Jan Riezebos; Roeland M. van der Rijst; Margje W. J. van de Wiel; Jan D. Vermunt – Higher Education Research and Development, 2024
Higher education (HE) is engaged in a variety of educational innovations, as well as professional development initiatives (PDIs) to support teachers in attaining the required expertise. To improve teacher professional learning and development (PLD) and innovation processes, it is important to understand whether, how and why different PLD practices…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Educational Innovation, Higher Education, Expertise
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Etomes, Sophie Ekume; Nsem, Mou Charlotte – Educational Considerations, 2023
The expansion of higher education institutions (HEIs) in Cameroon, and the continuous change in the curriculum to meet national and global needs, calls for a need for continuous professional development of teachers to handle these challenges. This study examined peer coaching and reflective teaching as strategies for improving teachers'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Coaching (Performance), Reflective Teaching
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Alicia Benarroch Benarroch; John-Jairo Briceño-Martínez; Andres Bernal-Ballen – SAGE Open, 2024
Scientific literature has shown abundantly that teacher professional development is a crucial factor for improving the quality of education. In this frame, this research analyzes teacher professional development of in-service higher education teachers who participated in training activities. This research has five goals not previously studied…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Teaching Methods
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Mouraz, Ana; Ferreira, Isabel – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2021
The goals of this paper are to explain the extent to which multidisciplinary peer observation practices may improve reflection among lecturers concerning their pedagogical practices and identify the kind of reflection it improves. In this sense, the paper presents a study with the objective of determining the importance that lecturers give to…
Descriptors: Observation, Interdisciplinary Approach, Reflective Teaching, College Faculty
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Vineeta Persaud – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2023
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries imposed restrictions on daily movements and operations, which resulted in the physical closure of academic institutions. As the world moved online, a University in Guyana also transitioned its programmes. However, operating in an online environment was fraught with challenges relating to inadequate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Developing Nations, COVID-19
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Omer, Kamel; Jacobs, Shoshanah; Bettger, Bill; Dawson, John; Graether, Steffen; Murrant, Coral; Zettel, John; Newton, Genevieve – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2023
Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs) are a ubiquitous tool in higher education. Though they are not effective means of evaluating teaching ability, they are useful in formative teaching development of a teaching career. We characterise the current formative use of and attitudes towards SETs by instructors across all disciplines (STEM and…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
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Damayanti, Sri; Irwan; Hakim, M. Nur – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2023
Through the Lecturer and Teacher Partnership Program, this study attempts to determine the effect of collegiality in raising the standard of instruction at SMP Cokroaminoto Palopo. This descriptive and observation to data. The findings showed that the plan, do, and see phases of lesson study implementation were divided into four cycles. From the…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Educational Quality, Partnerships in Education, Junior High School Teachers
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Kiran Qasim Ali; Aly Jafferani – Journal of Faculty Development, 2024
Scaffolded faculty development is a recognized approach for enhancing teaching practices. Aga Khan University (AKU) adopted this method to elevate the quality of teaching and learning practices, promote a culture of excellence in higher education, and establish a sustainable faculty development model. AKU's scaffolded faculty development approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods
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Aldahdouh, Tahani Z.; Holubek, Vesna; Korhonen, Vesa; Abou-dagga, Sanaa; Al-Masri, Nazmi – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore the extent to which a transnational pedagogical training affected university teachers' approaches to teaching, as well as their efficacy beliefs and cultural perceptions, and to examine how such training could stimulate teachers' pedagogical-development processes beyond the specific context.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Faculty Development, International Cooperation
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Firdissa Jebessa Aga – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2024
The study investigated the extent to which teachers who practiced action research changed in light of the new knowledge they gained from their research. A mix of qualitative and quantitative data were collected using a questionnaire, interviews, and focus group discussions from teachers of English as a foreign language at three Ethiopian public…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Action Research
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Seino, Tatsuhiko; Foster, Colin – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2021
Lesson study has been implemented in schools around the world as a method of professional development for teachers. Lesson study consists of five steps, among which the "Research Lesson" and "Post-lesson Discussion" are central. During the Post-lesson Discussion, after the teacher has commented on the lesson, all of the…
Descriptors: Teacher Improvement, Teacher Collaboration, Faculty Development, Discussion
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Song, Jia; Lai, Manhong – Higher Education Policy, 2022
To improve the teaching quality of higher education, the Chinese government has been striving to strengthen teaching accountability in universities. This qualitative study investigates the effects of the current teaching accountability mechanisms on academics at two universities. This study finds a gap between the goal of accountability and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Higher Education, College Faculty
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Chen, Yanyan – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2023
Using students' assessments of teaching at a top university in China from 2016 to 2021, this study examines whether evaluation of teaching improves teaching quality. Given the many doubts about the validity of students' evaluation of teaching, this study adopts a methodology to distinguish teaching quality improvement from the reversal effect. It…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, College Faculty, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance
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Hosseinali Gholami – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2024
The purpose of this mixed-method study is to investigate and compare students' problem-solving and higher order thinking skills. This study involves two contexts: a traditional teaching program and a Lesson Study program. In qualitative phase, seven mathematics lecturers, a physics lecturer and the researcher forms the Lesson Study group and they…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving, Teacher Collaboration
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Sarfati, Gilberto – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2022
Despite previous literature strongly criticising the use of student evaluations of teaching (SETs), it is unlikely that the frequency of SETs will be decreased for university instructors. However, little attention has been given to how we can make SETs work as a tool for improving teaching effectiveness. This research explores how faculty members…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, College Faculty, Teacher Effectiveness, Masters Programs
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