Using a Community of Practice in Higher Education: Understanding the Demographics of Participation and Impact on Teaching

Autor/inn/en	Wilson, Alex; Wilson, Chris; Witthaus, Gabi
Titel	Using a Community of Practice in Higher Education: Understanding the Demographics of Participation and Impact on Teaching
Quelle	In: International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 32 (2020) 1, S.39-48 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1812-9129
Schlagwörter	Communities of Practice; Higher Education; Teaching Experience; Business Schools; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Educational Benefits; College Faculty; Academic Rank (Professional); Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Participation; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Bildungsertrag; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Großbritannien
Abstract	Research in the higher education literature argues that communities of practice (CoPs) can be effective staff development by helping academics to share teaching experiences and innovations. One of the key proposed benefits of CoPs involves the opportunity for early career practitioners to learn from more experienced colleagues. This raises the question as to whether the benefits of a CoP differ across academics according to their teaching experience, seniority, or other demographic features. After establishing a CoP within a highly ranked UK business school, this paper provides a statistical analysis of its ability to engage and influence different academics. As consistent with our hypothesis, the main findings show that that: 1) junior staff were significantly more likely to participate in the CoP than senior staff, and 2) conditional on participation, junior participants were also more likely to engage with the CoP by transferring an idea they had learned into their teaching practice. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning. Web site: http://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01