Taking Teaching Seriously: Institutional and Individual Dilemmas

Sacken, Donal M.

doi:10.2307/1981976

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“…There is evidence from the United States, for example, that indicates how staff appraisal decisions have led to protracted and costly legal confrontations (Sacken, 1990). The crucial point that needs to be stressed is that staff appraisal must be linked to staff development if it is to have positive organisational effects.…”

Section: Appraisal Of Acadaic Staffmentioning

confidence: 99%

Teaching and Learning in the University: New Directions for Australian Higher Education

Kennedy

1995

Higher Education Quarterly

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The purpose of this paper is to outline recent changes to higher education in Australia and assess the implications of those changes for teaching and learning in universities. Three main changes have been identifgd:The meta-policy context that has transfmned a binaty system of higher education into a unified national system of universities. This has given nSe to the concept of the comprehensive university accompanied by an economic rationalist approach to the funding of higher education. Issues identifid are the relativities to be accorded to teaching and research in the new universities and the push for more efficient modes of teaching. Institutional changes that have influenced the traditional character of universities. These changes include the politicisation of Vice-Chancellors whose peak body is turw recognised by the government as the single voice of the university sector, the changing student composition of universities as a result of government policies relating to overseas students and students who have been traditiunally underpresented in universities and the introduction of academic staff appraisal. An assessment is made of this broad range of changes on teaching and learning. 3. Chaiging concep& of teaching are discussed with a particular emphasis on the work of Shulmun and its implications fot teaching in the university.

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Section: Appraisal Of Acadaic Staffmentioning

confidence: 99%