Abstract
The establishment and promotion of professional development centers at higher education institutions (HEIs) play a significant role in building and supporting faculty teaching and research capacity. Although not all universities and colleges assign teaching the same significance that they give to research, there are many best practices of professional development programs and centers in research and teaching at HEIs, especially at flagship universities. Flagship universities serve as leaders in the development of regional and global higher education with standards of excellence for research and teaching. This study examines several professional development best practices at 16 flagship universities, with a goal to improve student learning, classroom instruction, and research quality. Five recommendations derived from four identified strategic best practices are provided to HEI administrators in the conclusion section on how to develop and strengthen effective practices to promote optimal professional development at the institution-wide and department/unit levels.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Professional Development in Education |
| Early online date | 10 Nov 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 10 Nov 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- flagship universities
- instructional practices
- optimal strategies
- Professional development
- professional learning communities
- research excellence
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Strategic best practices of flagship university professional development centers. / Jacob, W. James; XIONG, Weiyan; Ye, Huiyuan; Wang, Shuo; Wang, Xueshuang.
In: Professional Development in Education, 10.11.2018.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Strategic best practices of flagship university professional development centers
AU - Jacob, W. James
AU - XIONG, Weiyan
AU - Ye, Huiyuan
AU - Wang, Shuo
AU - Wang, Xueshuang
PY - 2018/11/10
Y1 - 2018/11/10
N2 - The establishment and promotion of professional development centers at higher education institutions (HEIs) play a significant role in building and supporting faculty teaching and research capacity. Although not all universities and colleges assign teaching the same significance that they give to research, there are many best practices of professional development programs and centers in research and teaching at HEIs, especially at flagship universities. Flagship universities serve as leaders in the development of regional and global higher education with standards of excellence for research and teaching. This study examines several professional development best practices at 16 flagship universities, with a goal to improve student learning, classroom instruction, and research quality. Five recommendations derived from four identified strategic best practices are provided to HEI administrators in the conclusion section on how to develop and strengthen effective practices to promote optimal professional development at the institution-wide and department/unit levels.
AB - The establishment and promotion of professional development centers at higher education institutions (HEIs) play a significant role in building and supporting faculty teaching and research capacity. Although not all universities and colleges assign teaching the same significance that they give to research, there are many best practices of professional development programs and centers in research and teaching at HEIs, especially at flagship universities. Flagship universities serve as leaders in the development of regional and global higher education with standards of excellence for research and teaching. This study examines several professional development best practices at 16 flagship universities, with a goal to improve student learning, classroom instruction, and research quality. Five recommendations derived from four identified strategic best practices are provided to HEI administrators in the conclusion section on how to develop and strengthen effective practices to promote optimal professional development at the institution-wide and department/unit levels.
KW - flagship universities
KW - instructional practices
KW - optimal strategies
KW - Professional development
KW - professional learning communities
KW - research excellence
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U2 - 10.1080/19415257.2018.1543722
DO - 10.1080/19415257.2018.1543722
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
JO - Professional Development in Education
JF - Professional Development in Education
SN - 1941-5257
ER -