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Vincent Crone; Frans Prins; Christel Lutz; Irma Meijerman; Veronique Schutjens; Maarten van der Smagt; Leoniek Wijngaards-de Meij; Niels Bovenschen; Manon Kluijtmans – International Journal for Academic Development, 2024
In this paper, we describe the underlying mechanisms that both facilitate and limit the formation of successful educational leadership of participants of the 'Senior Fellow Programme': a professional development programme in conjunction with a career track leading up to a teaching-focused full professorship. Based on an analysis of the…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Educational Administration, Faculty Development, Career Development
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Warren J. Code; Ashley J. Welsh; E. Jane Maxwell – International Journal for Academic Development, 2024
We summarize the experiences and outcomes for 'discipline-based education specialists' involved with a large-scale, 10-year initiative: the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative at the University of British Columbia. A key aspect of the initiative was the hiring of these specialists into academic departments where they held graduate-level…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Educational Change
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Alkhatnai, Mubarak – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
Although many studies indicate that mentoring is an effective approach to developing leadership skills, there is no empirical research that provides support for the idea that mentoring can be effective in the cultural context of the Saudi system of higher education. The present study elicited the views of twelve university administrators…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mentors, Higher Education, Cultural Influences
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Helga Dorner; Swapna Kumar – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
The focus of this study is an academic development program for doctoral students which takes a broadened perspective. A thematic analysis of interviews with 23 program graduates provides insight into the perceived value of the program; graduates' learning about teaching in a multidisciplinary environment; their reflections on changes in…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Student Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Van Geyte, Els; Hadjianastasis, Marios – International Journal for Academic Development, 2022
The focus of this research is the centralised provision of professional development opportunities for postgraduate teaching assistants (PGTAs) through accredited and non-accredited courses (ACs and NACs), and their perceived and actual benefits. Evidence on the impact of courses at the University of Birmingham (UK) is synthesised with evidence…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teaching Assistants, Graduate Students, Program Effectiveness
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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
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Hundey, Beth; Anstey, Lauren; Cruickshank, Heather; Watson, Gavan P. L. – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
Teaching-focused faculty mentorship programs can expose instructors to new ideas, as well as opportunities for critical self-reflection, professional growth, and network building. In this literature review, we synthesize the research on teaching-focused faculty mentorship programs that have been facilitated at institutions of higher education…
Descriptors: Mentors, College Faculty, Blended Learning, Online Courses
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Wichmann-Hansen, Gitte; Godskesen, Mirjam; Kiley, Margaret – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
In this paper, we focus on professional development for senior academic staff, in particular, doctoral supervisors. Using an authentic case as an example of a long-term, comprehensive, and mandatory development program for senior staff, we analyse the challenges and benefits of such a program and identify issues for consideration. The main issues…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Supervisors, College Faculty, Faculty Development
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Fields, Jacqueline; Kenny, Natasha Ann; Mueller, Robin Alison – International Journal for Academic Development, 2019
Promoting the development of educational leadership in higher education is essential for strengthening the quality of teaching and learning. Additional research is needed to conceptualize educational leadership, especially within informal roles. We analysed how faculty members in an academic development program conceptualized educational…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Teacher Effectiveness
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Moya, Beatriz; Turra, Héctor; Chalmers, Denise – International Journal for Academic Development, 2019
This article describes the development of an evaluation and impact framework to assess the effectiveness of educational innovations. It can be utilized within a single program, as well as at institutional and national levels. While it is contextualized in a Chilean university, it is argued that it is widely applicable as it is informed by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Higher Education, Educational Innovation
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Meizlish, Deborah S.; Wright, Mary C.; Howard, Joseph; Kaplan, Matthew L. – International Journal for Academic Development, 2018
This paper presents a quasi-experimental evaluation of a required, teaching-focused, new faculty program at a large research university. The study makes use of institutional data, including student evaluations of teaching and faculty participation in educational development activities, which are available on many campuses yet rarely used in…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, School Statistics, Beginning Teachers
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Spowart, Lucy; Winter, Jennie; Turner, Rebecca; Muneer, Reema; McKenna, Colleen; Kneale, Pauline – International Journal for Academic Development, 2017
In this paper we report the outcomes of a national survey of academic development staff in a range of UK HE Institutions to consider the approaches adopted to evaluate teaching-related continual professional development (CPD). Despite the increasing drive towards accountability, the majority of respondents undertook no benchmarking to establish…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Professional Continuing Education, Faculty Development
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Matthews, Kelly E.; Duck, Julie M.; Bartle, Emma – International Journal for Academic Development, 2017
The "Tutors@UQ" programme provides an example of a formalised, institution-wide, cross-discipline, academic development programme to enhance the quality of teaching that has been maintained for seven years despite a pattern of substantial organisational change. We present a case study of the programme framed around a four-phase model of…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Case Studies, Educational Change, Social Networks
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Bamber, Veronica; Stefani, Lorraine – International Journal for Academic Development, 2016
Measurable targets, key performance indicators, value for money--whatever we may think of the "impact agenda," it looks like it is here to stay. Are we trapped in a positivist, new managerialist spiral of demonstrating the value of our work, or can we take the lead in reframing the discourse on how educational development proves its…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Development, Evidence, Value Judgment
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Chadha, Deesha – International Journal for Academic Development, 2015
Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) and postgraduates in the UK are taking on greater responsibility for teaching, and therefore it has become increasingly necessary to explore the teacher training that supports them in this endeavour. This paper outlines an impact evaluation carried out on a graduate certificate programme primarily aimed at GTAs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Universities, Teaching Assistants, Graduate Students
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