How a professional development programme for university teachers impacts their teaching-related self-efficacy, self-concept, and subjective knowledge

The professional development of academic teaching staff has become increasingly visible in higher education, even though there is still not enough evidence on how teachers change through such initiatives. Because flexibility in teaching is a commonly found demand, knowledge and core beliefs of one&#...

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Published inHigher education research and development Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 738 - 752
Main Authors Fabriz, Sabine, Hansen, Miriam, Heckmann, Carmen, Mordel, Julia, Mendzheritskaya, Julia, Stehle, Sebastian, Schulze-Vorberg, Lukas, Ulrich, Immanuel, Horz, Holger
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 07.06.2021
Subjects
College Faculty
Correlation
Faculty Development
Foreign Countries
Higher education
Knowledge Level
professional development
Program Effectiveness
Self Efficacy
self-concept
subjective knowledge
Teacher Competencies
Teacher Workshops
Teaching Experience
Germany
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Summary:The professional development of academic teaching staff has become increasingly visible in higher education, even though there is still not enough evidence on how teachers change through such initiatives. Because flexibility in teaching is a commonly found demand, knowledge and core beliefs of one's own ability to teach are pivotal. We present data on N = 73 instructors at a German university who participated in a comprehensive training programme on academic teaching. Self-reported data on teaching-related self-efficacy, self-concept, and subjective knowledge about teaching and learning were collected in a pre-post design at the beginning of the programme and afterwards. Improvement in all three variables was found over time.
ISSN:0729-4360
1469-8366
DOI:10.1080/07294360.2020.1787957