A Phenomenological Study: Faculty Members' Perception of Change Related to Embracing Student-Centered Teaching in a Private College

Autor/in	Corrigan, Constance
Titel	A Phenomenological Study: Faculty Members' Perception of Change Related to Embracing Student-Centered Teaching in a Private College
Quelle	(2017), (145 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Drexel University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-3551-1627-4
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Phenomenology; Student Centered Learning; Private Colleges; Teacher Attitudes; College Faculty; Educational Practices; Interviews; Educational Change; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Privathochschule; Lehrerverhalten; Fakultät; Bildungspraxis; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Bildungsreform
Abstract	Most literature about student-centered teaching focuses on classroom techniques and student assessment. Another important element is the meaning educators ascribe to the transition to a student-centered classroom style. In this study, the researcher proposes to examine faculty members' perceptions related to their use of pedagogical style in the classroom. The researcher hopes to gain an understanding of how faculty members view the transition to student-centered teaching practices. Gaining insight to commonalities that enhance or hinder the transition could help faculty and administrators to foster additional change within the campus. The researcher proposes a phenomenological study at a private college in south-central Pennsylvania. This campus employs faculty who have recently transitioned to student-centered teaching practices. The researcher, utilizing a purposeful, criterion-based sampling approach, interviewed six faculty members with varying degrees of expertise in utilizing student-centered techniques. Audio recordings of the interviews were transcribed and analyzed for common themes using ATLAS.ti software. These themes were analyzed further to identify the essence of the experience of transitioning to a student-centered teaching environment. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01