Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 2 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
Foreign Countries | 6 |
College Faculty | 5 |
Professional Development | 3 |
Global Approach | 2 |
Higher Education | 2 |
Reflection | 2 |
Teaching Experience | 2 |
Transformative Learning | 2 |
Asian Culture | 1 |
Barriers | 1 |
Beginning Teachers | 1 |
More ▼ |
Source
International Journal for… | 6 |
Author
Smith, Karen | 2 |
Cathcart, Abby | 1 |
Greer, Dominique A. | 1 |
Li, Yi-Ching | 1 |
Macfarlane, Bruce | 1 |
McNaught, Carmel | 1 |
Ng, Eugenia M. W. | 1 |
Swalwell, Georgia C. | 1 |
Thomas, Keith | 1 |
Wong, Kin-Chi | 1 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 6 |
Reports - Research | 3 |
Opinion Papers | 2 |
Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
Higher Education | 6 |
Postsecondary Education | 4 |
Audience
Location
Hong Kong | 6 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
Brazil | 1 |
China | 1 |
China (Shanghai) | 1 |
Singapore | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Zambia | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Ng, Eugenia M. W. – International Journal for Academic Development, 2021
This paper reflects on an initiative led by the author in collaboration with six teachers across different faculties that sought to adopt flipped classroom pedagogy in a liberal arts university in order to implement the university's strategic plan for blended learning. The author was an academic developer who adopted a research-informed teaching…
Descriptors: Reflection, Flipped Classroom, Liberal Arts, College Students
Greer, Dominique A.; Cathcart, Abby; Swalwell, Georgia C. – International Journal for Academic Development, 2021
Globalisation and massification are creating significant expansion in the higher education sector in Asia and forcing institutions to professionalise their teaching. Merely implementing academic development, however, does not ensure improvement in teaching quality. We report an action research project, which demonstrated that the combination of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs, Faculty Development, College Faculty
Smith, Karen – International Journal for Academic Development, 2013
In earlier work, I proposed that flying faculty teaching, where home institution academics teach for short, intense periods in host countries, could foster transformative professional development. In the present article, I explore this empirically. Using the biographic-narrative-interpretative method, five male academics were interviewed three…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Transformative Learning, Teaching Experience, Interviews
Macfarlane, Bruce – International Journal for Academic Development, 2012
The university system has expanded worldwide and with it the number of those holding a full professorial title. Around a third of US academics eventually become full professors, and the title is used still more exclusively in an Australasian and UK context, representing around 10-12% of university faculty. The professoriate undertake a range of…
Descriptors: Mentors, Leadership, College Faculty, Teaching Methods
Thomas, Keith; McNaught, Carmel; Wong, Kin-Chi; Li, Yi-Ching – International Journal for Academic Development, 2011
This paper discusses early-career academics' development at a university in Hong Kong. Reflecting the impact of local context, the paper explores cultural and structural influences that can impinge on teaching and learning strategies for new academics. Barriers such as student learning behaviour and publication pressure may discourage new…
Descriptors: Asian Culture, Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries, Professional Development
Smith, Karen – International Journal for Academic Development, 2009
In an increasingly global higher education environment, many universities are taking their educational services overseas. One model of overseas provision is through transnational (offshore) education. Transnational teaching challenges the prevailing understanding of an academic role at every level. Transnational teachers are expected to work in…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Professional Development, Teaching Experience