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Diphoorn, Tessa; McGonigle Leyh, Brianne – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2023
Interdisciplinarity in the classroom is predominantly championed around a need to address pressing social problems by integrating knowledge from diverse disciplines. But can interdisciplinary teaching take shape without the usual problem-solving frame? And are there new methods/mediums through which to explore interdisciplinarity? These questions…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Audio Equipment, Information Dissemination, Active Learning
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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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Ovbiagbonhia, A. R.; Kollöffel, Bas; Den Brok, Perry – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
In this study we investigated teachers' beliefs about innovation competence relevance and their creative self-efficacy and compared teachers' and students' perceptions of the learning environment in the Built Environment engineering education domain. In total, 94 teachers participated in this study by completing a questionnaire. Teachers perceived…
Descriptors: Innovation, Competency Based Education, Engineering Education, College Students
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Duarte, Joana – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2022
It is undeniable that English has become the worldwide lingua franca for the academic world. Many countries have therefore opted for Higher Education programmes fully in English, of which the Netherlands is the frontrunner. Language policies that include drawing on students plurilingual repertoires could offer the opportunity to employ several…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Higher Education, Educational Policy, English (Second Language)
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Rauf, Abdul; Rostás, Kriszta; Canning, John – Quality in Higher Education, 2023
About ten years ago, concerns were expressed about quality and standards in some universities of applied sciences (UAS) in the Netherlands. In response, a HBO report outlined a series of measures to improve the quality of assessment practices in UAS. This study provides recent analysis of lecturer perceptions of assessments of UAS with a view to…
Descriptors: Outcome Based Education, Universities, Technical Institutes, Foreign Countries
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Saskia Grooters; Emma Zaal – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2024
Purpose: Work-Based Learning (WBL) is a form of practical learning that is still rare, yet upcoming in academic education. It differs mainly from classical approaches because work experience forms a key curriculum element. To enable WBL, a cultural change in academic landscape seems required, which depends on views and support of academic staff.…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Science Teachers, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
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Bendermacher, G. W. G.; oude Egbrink, M. G. A.; Wolfhagen, H. A. P.; Leppink, J.; Dolmans, D. H. J. M. – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
To this date, research on the interplay between organisational structure/managerial and organisational value/psychological elements which impact on educational quality is scarce and fragmented. As a consequence of a lack of knowledge in this area, institutions often address these elements in isolation, moving past integral approaches, which…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Administrative Organization, Educational Quality, Path Analysis
Servant-Miklos, Virginie – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2020
This paper addresses one of the major confusions in the study and practice of problem-based learning today, namely the use of the term "problem-based learning" to refer to both the small-group tutorial method pioneered by McMaster University and Maastricht University in medical education, and the problem-oriented project-work method…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning
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Jiang, Lina; Kosar Altinyelken, Hülya – European Journal of Higher Education, 2020
This study aims to explore Chinese students' experiences in the Dutch higher education system with a focus on classroom pedagogy. Based on interviews with 28 Chinese students from eight higher education institutions, it analyses Chinese students' understanding and reflections of teaching and learning practices, and the challenges they encounter.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Student Experience
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Schipper, Tijmen M.; Willemse, T. Martijn; Goei, Sui L. – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2022
Lesson Study is a rapidly growing and increasingly popular teacher professional development approach and is valued for its cyclical, classroom-based and collaborative nature. Mostly used in primary and secondary education, Lesson Study has only recently been applied to the context of initial teacher education focussing on pre-service teachers'…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, Teacher Collaboration, College Faculty
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Noben, Ine; Maulana, Ridwan; Deinum, Jan F.; Hofman, W. H. Adriaan – Learning Environments Research, 2021
Insights into how university teachers develop their teaching can strengthen the effectiveness of professional learning activities. Professional learning initiatives aim to support teachers in developing a teaching profile that is focused on student learning. However, university teachers often report a combination of content- and student-focused…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Teaching Skills
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Kitty Meijer; Liesbeth Baartman; Marjan Vermeulen; Elly de Bruijn – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2023
Teachers' assessment literacy affects the quality of assessments and is, therefore, an essential part of teachers' competence. Recent studies define assessment literacy as a dynamic, contextual and social construct, situated in practice and mediated by teachers' identity and conceptions of assessment. This study provides a further elaboration of…
Descriptors: Assessment Literacy, Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty, Decision Making
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Koeslag-Kreunen, Mieke G. M.; Van der Klink, Marcel R.; Van den Bossche, Piet; Gijselaers, Wim H. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2018
Teacher team involvement is considered a key factor in achieving sustainable innovation in higher education. This requires engaging in team learning behaviors that should result in new knowledge and solutions. However, university teachers are not used to discussing their work practices with one another and tend to neglect any innovation in their…
Descriptors: Universities, College Faculty, Team Teaching, Teacher Leadership
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Irma Meijerman; Femke Kirschner; Frans Prins – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2023
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is a fast-maturing field of study within many research-intensive universities. SoTL improves the quality of teaching, the professional development of teachers, and the recognition and appreciation of education. To encourage SoTL, it is important to know how to support teachers. This study describes two…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Supported Employment, Professional Development, Communities of Practice
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Janine Haenen; Sylvia Vink; Ellen Sjoer; Wilfried Admiraal – Teaching in Higher Education, 2024
In honours programmes, teachers face the task of designing courses in which students feel challenged and learn from accomplishing demanding assignments. The aim of this study was to investigate students' and teachers' perceptions of challenge and learning in an honours programme. From 2016 to 2019, students and teachers rated the learning…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Learning Activities
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