ERIC Number: EJ1107388
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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Helping Doctoral Students Teach: Transitioning to Early Career Academia through Cognitive Apprenticeship
Greer, Dominique A.; Cathcart, Abby; Neale, Larry
Higher Education Research and Development, v35 n4 p712-726 2016
Doctoral training is strongly focused on honing research skills at the expense of developing teaching competency. As a result, emerging academics are unprepared for the pedagogical requirements of their early-career academic roles. Employing an action research approach, this study investigates the effectiveness of a competency-based teaching development intervention that aims to improve the teaching self-efficacy of doctoral candidates. To conduct this research, we apply the theoretical framework of Cognitive Apprenticeship Theory, a theory of social learning that requires learners to participate in a community of inquiry. Participants report significantly higher levels of teaching self-efficacy and a stronger sense of connectedness to the wider academic community.
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Apprenticeships, Action Research, Research Projects, Self Efficacy, Models, Foreign Countries, Program Implementation, Teaching Experience, Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis, Factor Analysis, Correlation, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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