ERIC Number: EJ1087831
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-144X
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Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Dialogue: A Student and Staff Partnership Model
Jensen, Kathrine; Bennett, Liz
International Journal for Academic Development, v21 n1 p41-53 2016
This paper explores a model for developing student and staff partnerships to enhance the quality of teaching and learning and situates the model in literature on student engagement. The model enables staff and students to step outside their normal roles and the traditional student-teacher relationship into a less pre-defined mode of interaction and liminal space where conversations about teaching and learning can take place. At the most transformative, this model enables academic staff to get a sense of learner perspectives and to view students as partners and collaborators while students develop insights into the perspectives of staff. The authors argue that the model represents an innovative approach to engaging students in a meaningful way in enhancing teaching and learning and has the potential to reframe the student-teacher relationship into a more collaborative one that goes beyond listening to students.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Partnerships in Education, Educational Improvement, Change Agents, Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement, Teacher Student Relationship, Transformative Learning, Foreign Countries, Quality Assurance, Learning Experience, National Surveys, Student Surveys, College Freshmen, College Seniors, Higher Education, Student Role, Models
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Survey of Student Engagement
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