Peer Observation of Teaching: A Decoupled Process

Autor/inn/en	Chamberlain, John Martyn; D'Artrey, Meriel; Rowe, Deborah-Anne
Titel	Peer Observation of Teaching: A Decoupled Process
Quelle	In: Active Learning in Higher Education, 12 (2011) 3, S.189-201 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1469-7874
DOI	10.1177/1469787411415083
Schlagwörter	Peer Evaluation; Observation; Teaching Methods; Faculty Development; Research; Staff Development; Foreign Countries; Teaching Models; Research Methodology; Educational Research; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beobachtung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Forschung; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung; Ausland; Lehrmodell; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Großbritannien
Abstract	This article details the findings of research into the academic teaching staff experience of peer observation of their teaching practice. Peer observation is commonly used as a tool to enhance a teacher's continuing professional development. Research participants acknowledged its ability to help develop their teaching practice, but they also reported that it could operate superficially as a tick box exercise, that its outcomes were frequently decoupled from formal staff development processes, and that its purpose and usefulness therefore seemed unclear. This article argues that the presence of decoupling reinforces the need to account for structural factors that can interact with peer observation of teaching to ensure it is a meaningful exercise for all teaching staff. It concludes that the published academic literature is perhaps guilty of overplaying the role of personal choice and individual tutor characteristics when addressing the complex issue that is staff disengagement with peer observation of teaching. (Contains 6 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10