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“We know no such profession as a university teacher” New Zealand academics' teaching capabilities and student performance in the years of academic boom and student strife

“We know no such profession as a university teacher” New Zealand academics' teaching capabilities... Purpose – The historical study aims to trace moves towards professionalising university teaching in the era of post‐war expansion in higher education using the University of Auckland, New Zealand, as the specific case study. Design/methodology/approach – The historical analysis draws from published papers and original documents chronicling the state of teaching abilities in New Zealand in the late 1950s and 1960s and also draws from the University of Auckland's own archives. Findings – University teaching by the early 1970s was no longer a private matter. Facing greater accountability from the New Zealand government and university students over the quality of teaching, New Zealand universities responded by creating professional development units to enhance the teaching capabilities of their academic staff. Originality/value – This case study adds to the emerging histories of higher education academic and staff development units in Australasia and the United Kingdom. It demonstrates the growing realisation amongst academics, students and policy makers in the 1960s that lecturers could not be entirely left to their own devices given the potential harm poor teaching could have on student performance. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png History of Education Review Emerald Publishing

“We know no such profession as a university teacher” New Zealand academics' teaching capabilities and student performance in the years of academic boom and student strife

Ian Brailsford
History of Education Review , Volume 40 (1): 17 – Jun 24, 2011
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Purpose – The historical study aims to trace moves towards professionalising university teaching in the era of post‐war expansion in higher education using the University of Auckland, New Zealand, as the specific case study. Design/methodology/approach – The historical analysis draws from published papers and original documents chronicling the state of teaching abilities in New Zealand in the late 1950s and 1960s and also draws from the University of Auckland's own archives. Findings – University teaching by the early 1970s was no longer a private matter. Facing greater accountability from the New Zealand government and university students over the quality of teaching, New Zealand universities responded by creating professional development units to enhance the teaching capabilities of their academic staff. Originality/value – This case study adds to the emerging histories of higher education academic and staff development units in Australasia and the United Kingdom. It demonstrates the growing realisation amongst academics, students and policy makers in the 1960s that lecturers could not be entirely left to their own devices given the potential harm poor teaching could have on student performance.

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History of Education Review – Emerald Publishing

Published: Jun 24, 2011

Keywords: Universities; Teachers; Professional education; Academic and professional development; Student learning; Higher education; Research; New Zealand

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