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Authenticity in Teaching: A Constant Process of Becoming
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Ramezanzadeh, Akram; Zareian, Gholamreza; Adel, Seyyed Mohammad Reza; Ramezanzadeh, Ramin – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
This study probed the conceptualization of (in)authenticity in teaching and the way it could be enacted in pedagogical practices. The participants were a purposive sample of 20 Iranian university teachers. Data were collected using in-depth interviews, field notes, and observation. The collected data were analyzed through the lens of hermeneutic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Data Collection, Interviews, Field Studies
Encouraging Reflexivity in Urban Geography Fieldwork: Study Abroad Experiences in Singapore and Malaysia
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Glass, Michael R. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2014
Fieldwork in urban geography courses can encourage reflexivity among students regarding the cities they encounter. This article outlines how student reflexivity was encouraged within a new international field research course in Singapore and Malaysia. Drawing on examples from students' field exercises written during an intensive and occasionally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Geography, Geography Instruction, Reflection
"One Just Better Understands.....When Standing out There": Fieldwork as a Learning Methodology in University Education of Danish Geographers
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Grindsted, Thomas S.; Madsen, Lene M.; Nielsen, Thomas T. – Review of International Geographical Education Online, 2013
The process of becoming a geographer is by no means simple and incorporates huge amounts of disciplinary embodiment. This paper provides an example of how this is enacted by exploring the perceptions of fieldwork within the education of Danish geographers. Firstly, the history of education of Danish geographers is unfolded. Secondly, it is shown…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Field Studies, Geography, Geography Instruction
Inquiry Methods for Critical Consciousness and Self-Change in Faculty
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Pena, Edlyn Vallejo – Review of Higher Education, 2012
This study investigates faculty members' experiences in a 20-month inquiry project that provided them with structured opportunities to (a) interview students of color about their educational journey, and (b) meet with other faculty members as a collaborative inquiry team to discuss student interview findings. Changes in faculty members were…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Minority Group Students, Disproportionate Representation
Faculty Perceptions toward the Scholarship of Teaching
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Shenefield, Diana C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Nursing educators have been encouraged to engage in the scholarship of teaching as a form of best practice in education. Despite professional documents and encouragement by leaders in the field of nursing, there is very little known about nursing educators' perceptions and engagement in the scholarship of teaching. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study, Educational Research, College Instruction
Professors' Perceptions of Teaching and Learning: Implications for Faculty Development.
Geis, George L.; Smith, Ron – 1979
The way in which teachers view teaching and learning and implications for the improvement of teaching were studied. A review of the relevant literature and of needs assessment reports based on teacher concerns was conducted, and interviews with faculty members were held. Suggestions based on preliminary results are offered. It is suggested that…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Conference Reports, Educational Objectives