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Factors related to successful teaching by outstanding professors: an interpretive study
Jeanette Rossetti1, Patricia G Fox
1School of Nursing and Health Studies, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois 60115, USA. rossetti@niu.edu
The Journal of Nursing Education
|February 21, 2009
Summary
Successful university teaching involves presence, promoting learning, teachers as learners, and enthusiasm. These factors, identified from award-winning professors, can enhance nursing educator effectiveness and confidence.
Area of Science:
- Higher Education Pedagogy
- Educational Psychology
Background:
- University teaching effectiveness is crucial for student success.
- Identifying key factors in successful teaching can inform faculty development.
- Cultural context influences teaching practices and perceptions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and describe factors associated with successful university teaching.
- To explore these factors within the cultural norms of a midwestern public university.
- To offer insights for nursing educators to improve teaching confidence and effectiveness.
Main Methods:
- Interpretive analysis of educational philosophy and goal statements.
- Study included 35 university professors with Presidential Teaching Awards.
- Diverse disciplines represented: nursing, curriculum and instruction, accountancy, music, political science.
Main Results:
- Four main themes emerged: Presence, Promotion of Learning, Teachers as Learners, and Enthusiasm.
- Professor narratives provided a cross-disciplinary definition of successful teaching.
- Findings offer nursing faculty new perspectives and experiences.
Conclusions:
- Successful university teaching is characterized by specific, identifiable themes.
- These themes provide a framework for understanding and improving teaching across disciplines.
- The study offers practical insights for nursing educators to enhance their teaching practice.
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