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Teacher Thinking, Beliefs and Knowledge in Higher Education, 2002
Higher Education Research & Development, 2000
In this paper we present a model which describes the scholarship of teaching. We ® rst explore wh... more In this paper we present a model which describes the scholarship of teaching. We ® rst explore what scholarship of teaching means, both in terms of the way it is represented in the literature and also the way it is understood by academic staff themselves. From this information, we derive a multi-dimensional model of scholarship of teaching which captures the variation found in the literature and empirical studies. In the ® nal section, we illustrate how the model is used in informing the design of programs for development of the scholarship of teaching in universities.
The Medical journal of Australia
To survey prevocational doctors working in Australian hospitals on aspects of postgraduate learni... more To survey prevocational doctors working in Australian hospitals on aspects of postgraduate learning. 470 prevocational doctors in 36 health services in Australia, August 2003 to October 2004. Cross-sectional cohort survey with a mix of ordinal multicategory questions and free text. Perceived preparedness for aspects of clinical practice; perceptions of the quantity and usefulness of current teaching and learning methods and desired future exposure to learning methods. 64% (299/467) of responding doctors felt generally prepared for their job, 91% (425/469) felt prepared for dealing with patients, and 70% (325/467) for dealing with relatives. A minority felt prepared for medicolegal problems (23%, 106/468), clinical emergencies (31%, 146/469), choosing a career (40%, 188/468), or performing procedures (45%, 213/469). Adequate contact with registrars was reported by 90% (418/465) and adequate contact with consultants by 56% (257/466); 20% (94/467) reported exposure to clinical skills t...
Teacher Thinking, Beliefs and Knowledge in Higher Education, 2002
Higher Education Research & Development, 2000
In this paper we present a model which describes the scholarship of teaching. We ® rst explore wh... more In this paper we present a model which describes the scholarship of teaching. We ® rst explore what scholarship of teaching means, both in terms of the way it is represented in the literature and also the way it is understood by academic staff themselves. From this information, we derive a multi-dimensional model of scholarship of teaching which captures the variation found in the literature and empirical studies. In the ® nal section, we illustrate how the model is used in informing the design of programs for development of the scholarship of teaching in universities.
The Medical journal of Australia
To survey prevocational doctors working in Australian hospitals on aspects of postgraduate learni... more To survey prevocational doctors working in Australian hospitals on aspects of postgraduate learning. 470 prevocational doctors in 36 health services in Australia, August 2003 to October 2004. Cross-sectional cohort survey with a mix of ordinal multicategory questions and free text. Perceived preparedness for aspects of clinical practice; perceptions of the quantity and usefulness of current teaching and learning methods and desired future exposure to learning methods. 64% (299/467) of responding doctors felt generally prepared for their job, 91% (425/469) felt prepared for dealing with patients, and 70% (325/467) for dealing with relatives. A minority felt prepared for medicolegal problems (23%, 106/468), clinical emergencies (31%, 146/469), choosing a career (40%, 188/468), or performing procedures (45%, 213/469). Adequate contact with registrars was reported by 90% (418/465) and adequate contact with consultants by 56% (257/466); 20% (94/467) reported exposure to clinical skills t...