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Australian Social Work Academics' Perceptions of Their Teaching Roles within Higher Education
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Goldingay, Sophie; Lamaro Haintz, Greer; Ryan, Juliana; Hitch, Danielle; Macfarlane, Susie – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
The marketisation of higher education (HE) has created a number of tensions and ideological dilemmas that may influence how academics see their roles and teaching practices. This paper explores how academics in the discipline of social work (who were also in leadership roles) perceive their roles and identities and manage the tensions and dilemmas…
Descriptors: Social Work, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Development and Testing of the Collaboration in the Clinical Learning Environment (CCLE) Tool
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Hooven, Katie J. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to develop and psychometrically test the Collaboration in the Clinical Learning Environment (CCLE) Tool. The researcher acknowledged two distinct populations that required input into this particular tool development: staff nurses who work on floors that are considered clinical learning environments for students, and…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Psychometrics, Reliability, Guidelines
Field Instructors' Perceptions of Evidence-Based Practice in BSW Field Placement Sites
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Wiechelt, Shelly A.; Ting, Laura – Journal of Social Work Education, 2012
This exploratory study surveyed 17 BSW-level field instructors on their experience, beliefs, and perceived self-efficacy regarding evidence-based practice (EBP). The authors conducted focus groups concerning EBP in participants' agencies and with BSW students under their supervision. Results indicate that although they felt positive toward EBP and…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Teacher Attitudes, Supervision, Field Instruction
The Casualisation of Teaching and the Subject at Risk
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Percy, Alisa; Beaumont, Rosemary – Studies in Continuing Education, 2008
The casualisation of teaching in Australian higher education has come to be problematised as a risk to the quality of teaching and learning. However, the potential and location of risk, and therefore what constitutes an appropriate institutional intervention, requires interrogation as universities comply with the various regulations that, on the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Experience, Political Issues, Teaching Methods
Self-Regulation in Higher Education Teacher Learning
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Van Eekelen, I. M.; Boshuizen, H. P. A.; Vermunt, J. D. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2005
Various studies have focused on self-regulated student learning. However, little attention has been given to the self-regulation processes in teacher learning. In this study, we focus on the work-related learning processes reported by experienced higher education teachers. The aim of this study was to discover whether teachers actively…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Higher Education, College Faculty, Learning Processes
Work and Learning: The Implications for Thai Transnational Distance Learners
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Crossman, Joanna – International Education Journal, 2005
The paper describes a qualitative study concerning the experiences of nine Thai transnational distance learners enrolled in doctoral programs in Australian universities while working in higher educational contexts in their own country. Data were collected from participant journals, an open questionnaire and dialogic email communications. The study…
Descriptors: Time Management, Change Agents, Doctoral Programs, Educational Change