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Publication Date: 2014
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Towards Developing a Common Conception of Research-Based Teaching and Learning in an Academic Community
Blomster, Jaanika; Venn, Stephen; Virtanen, Viivi
Higher Education Studies, v4 n4 p62-75 2014
This study aims to determine whether bioscience teachers and researchers in a research-intensive university have consistent views on research-based teaching, and to evaluate whether teachers' conceptions and views on practical teaching methods are aligned. Fifty-eight teachers completed a questionnaire concerning conceptions and practices of teaching. By using qualitative content analysis, we distinguished three categories of conceptions: teacher-centred, student-centred and a view whereby pedagogical research was valued. Views on teaching practices were divided into five categories, according to how the teachers viewed students' involvement in research. A highly significant correlation indicated that teachers with more student-centred conceptions were likely to implement practices involving students in research and the academic community. Our study shows a plethora of conceptions of research-based teaching in an academic community and suggests that to enhance teaching quality in higher education, cooperation on the development of common conceptions is necessary; they will not evolve by themselves amongst academics.
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Science Teachers, Research Universities, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Research, Teaching Methods, Questionnaires, Content Analysis, Qualitative Research, Classification, Student Research, Correlation, Student Participation, Foreign Countries, Theory Practice Relationship, Teacher Researchers, Regression (Statistics), Statistical Analysis
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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