Towards shaping the field: theorising the knowledge in a formal course for academic developers     

Jo-Anne Vorster  Lynn Quinn 《高等教育研究与发展》2015,34(5):1031-1044

In recent years there have been calls both for building the knowledge base of academic development (AD) and for systematic induction of newcomers to the field if AD is to advance as a professional and an academic field. Despite the importance and complexity of AD, induction of novice academic developers remains mostly informal and predominantly focuses on the practices of the field. We argue that more-experienced academic developers have an obligation to provide formal and systematic routes into the field and its knowledge base than is currently the case. One way of doing this is through offering a formal course for growing the next generation of academic developers. Such a course could equip newcomers with a more solid and shared knowledge base, thus contributing to shaping the epistemic spine of AD. In this paper, using Maton's Legitimation Code Theory, we offer an analysis of an existing course aimed at equipping novices with the theoretical and practical knowledge to enable them to solve some of the problems in higher education. From this analysis have emerged general principles that could inform the selection, sequencing and pacing of knowledge in a formal course for academic developers.  相似文献   

The impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK for doctoral and early career researchers     

Jackman  Patricia C.  Sanderson  Rebecca  Haughey  Tandy J.  Brett  Caroline E.  White  Naomi  Zile  Amy  Tyrrell  Katie  Byrom  Nicola C. 《Higher Education》2022,84(4):705-722

Higher Education - Doctoral researchers and early career researchers (ECRs) are crucial to producing scientific advancements and represent the future of academic leadership. Their research...  相似文献   

The “Gift” of Time: Documenting Faculty Decisions to Stop the Tenure Clock During a Pandemic     

Smith  Jessi L.  Vidler  L. Lynn  Moses  Michele S. 《Innovative Higher Education》2022,47(5):875-893

Innovative Higher Education - Anticipating the deleterious effects of pandemic mitigation protocols on faculty’s research and creative work, many universities introduced mechanisms for...  相似文献   

Experiential learning of management principles via online student-manager discussions     

Lynn A. Fish 《Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education》2023,21(4):208-223

This teaching brief describes an experiential project used in a graduate Principles of Management course for nonbusiness undergraduate students. Groups of four to six first-year MBA students interviewed a seasoned manager online twice over the 8-week course and discussed the applications of course material. Project subtopics included an introduction to management, strategic management, ethics and social responsibility, innovation and change management, international business, organizational structure, authority and job design, human resource management, leadership, and communication, operations management, and business analytics. Students completed a group report and an individual reflection on their experience. Over 92% of graduate students in the class indicated that the project was a positive learning activity.  相似文献   

M in CoMputational thinking: How long does it take to read a book?     

Kym Fry  Katie Makar  Judith Hillman 《Teaching Statistics》2023,45(Z1):S30-S39

Even at the primary level, computational thinking (CT) can support young students to prepare for participating in futures that are immersed in data. In mathematics classrooms, there are few explanations of the ways CT can support students in formulating and solving complex problems. This paper presents an example of a primary classroom investigation (8-9 year olds) over seven lessons of the problem “How long does it take to read a book?” The aim is to illustrate ways a statistical investigation can provide context for CT and demonstrate how the two complement each other to solve problems involving mathematics. The findings highlight opportunities and challenges that students face across the elements of CT—decomposition, abstraction, pattern recognition and modelling, and generalization and algorithmic thinking, including recommendations for teaching.  相似文献   

Hands-On: Investigating the role of physical manipulatives in spatial training     

Katie A. Gilligan-Lee  Zachary C. K. Hawes  Ashley Y. Williams  Emily K. Farran  Kelly S. Mix 《Child development》2023,94(5):1205-1221

Studies show that spatial interventions lead to improvements in mathematics. However, outcomes vary based on whether physical manipulatives (embodied action) are used during training. This study compares the effects of embodied and non-embodied spatial interventions on spatial and mathematics outcomes. The study has a randomized, controlled, pre-post, follow-up, training design (N = 182; mean age 8 years; 49% female; 83.5% White). We show that both embodied and non-embodied spatial training approaches improve spatial skills compared to control. However, we conclude that embodied spatial training using physical manipulatives leads to larger, more consistent gains in mathematics and greater depth of spatial processing than non-embodied training. These findings highlight the potential of spatial activities, particularly those that use physical materials, for improving children's mathematics skills.  相似文献   

Team learning in IT implementation projects: Antecedents and consequences     

Ali E. Akgün  Gary S. Lynn  Halit Keskin  Derya Dogan 《International Journal of Information Management》2014

This study investigates the antecedents and consequences of team learning, which is composed of information acquisition, dissemination, and implementation, in information technology (IT) implementation projects. By investigating 129 IT implementation project teams, we found that (1) information acquisition and information dissemination have a positive impact on project outcomes, such as speed-to-users, lower implementation cost, and operational effectiveness, and (2) team behavior and enabler variables, such as teamwork, team communication, interpersonal trust between team members, team commitment, and senior manager support, positively influence team learning. We also found that team anxiety moderates the relationship between team learning and project outcomes.  相似文献   

Emotion Work Revealed by Job Loss Discourse: Backgrounding-Foregrounding of Feelings, Construction of Normalcy, and (Re)instituting of Traditional Masculinities     

Patrice M. Buzzanell  Lynn H. Turner 《Journal of Applied Communication Research》2003,31(1):27-57

Three emotion work themes were displayed in the discourse of individuals who lost their jobs and of their family members. Foregrounding-backgrounding of emotions indicated not only how some individuals and family members exerted effort to express positive emotions, but also why they would do so (for deep authenticity). In the construction of normalcy, respondents made an effort to portray and enact their lives as similar to the way things were before the job loss. By (re)instituting traditional masculinities, the men who lost their jobs were able to be "real" men in an emasculating situation. Taken together, these findings offer possibilities for further theoretical development and for communication interventions that can be applied by human resource professionals, career and outplacement counselors, family members, friends, and the individuals themselves.  相似文献   

VI. General Discussion     

Lynn S. Liben  & Rebecca S. Bigler 《Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development》2002,67(2):96-104

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“There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow': Historic Memory and Gender in Walt Disney's “Carousel of Progress”     

Lynn Y. Weiner 《Journal of American culture (Malden, Mass. : 2003)》1997,20(1):111-116

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