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Clarke, Marie; Barrett, Terry; Dignam, Barbara Jillian; Galvin, Áine; Hyland, Sheena; Jennings, David – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
This study explores the perceptions of early career STEM faculty about their teaching contexts and praxis after pursuing an accredited teaching and learning programme in an Irish university. A social realist approach using Archer's morphogenetic framework was employed to facilitate an exploration of their perceptions about teaching and the…
Descriptors: Novices, STEM Education, College Faculty, Praxis
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Adiningrum, Tatum S.; Budiono, Tri A.; Lappalainen, Harri – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
This study attempts to explore changes in teaching conceptions after a transnational project to introduce new pedagogical methods in Indonesia. The project involved a consortium of European universities as mentors and Indonesian universities as mentees, piloting methods based on a student-centred learning approach. We analysed vignettes from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Mentors, Student Centered Learning
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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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Ruge, Gesa; Sch?nwetter, Dieter J.; McCormack, Coralie; Kennelly, Robert – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
This research investigates the value of teaching philosophies (TP) for today's academics and their institutions. It offers a new framework to enhance academic development, personal resilience, and institutional capacity building. Since the 1990s, TPs have been formalised as personally constructed and reflectively written statements of educational…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Capacity Building, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
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Christian, Katherine; Johnstone, Carolyn; Larkins, Jo-ann; Wright, Wendy – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
The workplace for early-career researchers (ECRs) in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine) is highly competitive; ECRs urgently need to publish and attract funding to secure their next job. The literature suggests this environment is more difficult for women than for men. They start the postdoctoral period in equal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teacher Researchers, Women Faculty
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Silander, Charlotte; Stigmar, Martin – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
This article investigates how professional development courses for university teachers are viewed by different stakeholders, specifically students, university teachers, central university management, and the government. The particular focus of the investigation is on the relationship of theory and practice, disciplinary content, and forms of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Course Content, Faculty Development
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Gurney, Laura; Grossi, Vittoria – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
In this article, we examine the "entrepreneurial self" as a response to prevailing neoliberalism in higher education. We draw on positioning theory to explore a case study of an academic language and learning (ALL) advisor at an Australian university. ALL advisors work closely with students and academic teaching staff to develop teaching…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Universities, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
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Ahmadi, Reza – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
While cross-cultural student voice has led to transformations in education, research is scarce about the interplay between student voice, culture, and power. For this reason, student voice informs this study to investigate the benefits and constraints of curriculum co-design with respect to teacher power and higher education culture in Iran. The…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Curriculum Development, Student Participation, School Culture
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Rodas, Elisabeth L.; Colombo, Laura; Calle, Maria Daniela; Cordero, Guillermo – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
Scholarly publications are a key component of academics' development in their roles as teachers and researchers. Writing groups seem to be effective to accompany this process as participants share their texts to improve them through peer feedback. To help academic developers in the understanding and implementation of faculty writing groups, a…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Communities of Practice, Writing Skills, Peer Evaluation
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Khoo, Tseen – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
Developing an institution's research culture is a challenge that is especially pressing given its prioritisation in the context of contemporary university performance. This paper discusses how academic development teams working with researchers can build meaningful institutional research culture through conceiving of researcher cohorts as members…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Communities of Practice
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Mercer-Mapstone, Lucy; Banas, Kasia; Davila, Yvonne; Huston, Wilhelmina; Meier, Peter; Mekonnen, Bethlehem – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
We explored the experiences of and outcomes for students and staff working in partnership on an academic development project aiming to enhance the inclusivity of science curricula across a faculty. Quantitative survey data revealed changes in student and staff perceptions, including increases in sense of belonging for both, perceptions of fairness…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Science Curriculum, Teacher Student Relationship, Decision Making
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Cathcart, Abby; Dransfield, Mark; Floyd, Sarah; Campbell, Laurie-Anne; Carkett, Rachael; Davies, Vicky; Duhs, Ros; Smart, Fiona – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
Global membership of the HEA fellowship scheme is increasing. Despite the focus by academic developers on supporting staff to achieve fellowship, there is limited research that examines whether it improves teaching and the learning experience. Our detailed survey of educators in the UK and Australia indicates perceptions of impact on individuals,…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty, Higher Education, Fellowships
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Dean, Bonnie Amelia – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
This paper will challenge readers to consider their approach to supporting academics who are writing a teaching portfolio. What comes first? The literature, collecting evidence or something else? In this reflection on practice, I offer an approach that centralises practice as the core focus for starting this process. Grounded in theoretical…
Descriptors: Educational Development, College Faculty, Portfolios (Background Materials), Writing (Composition)
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Cuenca-Carlino, Yojanna; Giovagnoli, David J.; Friberg, Jennifer C.; Meyers, Derek J. H.; Catanzaro, Salvatore J.; Karraker, Dana – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
This paper describes a multi-year project to inform academic development (AD) for instructors at a large university, as the result of a shift towards greater equity, diversity, inclusion, and access (EDIA) efforts. A variety of data were collected, along with extant literature focused on teaching and learning, to identify campus needs and…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Educational Development, College Faculty, Equal Education
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O Brien, Emma; Moore, Gwen; Costelloe, Laura; O'Sullivan, Íde – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
The character of professional development offered to those who teach in higher education is changing. There is a shift towards the adoption of more flexible, work-based, apprenticeship models, where experiential routes are increasingly valued. This paper seeks to understand the factors that impact engagement in academic professional development. A…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Teacher Motivation
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