Preparedness to teach: experiences of the University of Ibadan early career academics
| Autor: | I. Bola Udegbe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Medical education
Higher education business.industry education 05 social sciences 050301 education Qualitative property Workload Education Likert scale Preparedness 0502 economics and business Pedagogy Psychology business 0503 education Competence (human resources) 050203 business & management Qualitative research Career development |
| Zdroj: | Studies in Higher Education. 41:1786-1802 |
| ISSN: | 1470-174X 0307-5079 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03075079.2016.1221656 |
| Popis: | This research examined the experiences of early career academics (ECAs) in terms of their preparedness to teach. Using a survey design involving 104 ECAs in a large Nigeria university, quantitative and qualitative data were obtained to address the research questions raised. Findings showed that (1) prior experience and training impacted on perceptions of competence, preparedness and job involvement; (2) there were significant relationships between perceived competence, preparedness to teach and job involvement; (3) teaching guidance, sources of influence and approaches adopted by the ECAs were largely based on external experiences from outside the institution; (4) many ECAs experienced challenges during their first time of teaching and (5) more females than males reported poor mentoring, heavy workload and little training as major obstacles in their career development. Also, the qualitative analysis yielded major themes on the challenges ECAs face with teaching. The implications of the findings were discu... |
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