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Author: Osborn, Monique Yvette × Start date: 2000 × Type: Doctorate × Subject: Australia × Subject: Training of ×

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    Helping academics to help themselves : investigating appropriate professional support strategies for academics with no formal teaching qualifications
    Osborn, Monique Yvette ( 2001)
    Currently, tertiary education is undergoing a major review of teaching and learning, to support the needs of a now culturally, socially and economically diverse student clientele. Consequently, the notion of professional development for academics has become a priority. Quite commonly, academics have been educated in their particular field of expertise with little emphasis on learning and teaching styles. Furthermore, little or inappropriate professional development focussing on teaching and learning practices, has been the style of support offered to date. It appears that these ad hoc off campus short courses have not adequately met the professional development needs of many academics with no formal teaching qualifications. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a work-embedded approach to professional development using a case study methodology.