Re-Conceptualising the Concept of a Nexus? A Survey of 12 Scottish IS/IM Academics' Perceptions of a Nexus between Teaching, Research, Scholarship and Consultancy

Autor/inn/en	Grant, Kevin; Wakelin, Sonia J.
Titel	Re-Conceptualising the Concept of a Nexus? A Survey of 12 Scottish IS/IM Academics' Perceptions of a Nexus between Teaching, Research, Scholarship and Consultancy
Quelle	In: Teaching in Higher Education, 14 (2009) 2, S. 133-146Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-2517
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Information Management; Information Systems; Foreign Countries; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching Methods; College Faculty; Interviews; Research; Scholarship; Consultation Programs; Schematic Studies; Theory Practice Relationship; Educational Practices; Concept Mapping; United Kingdom (Scotland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Procurement of information; Informationsbeschaffung; Ausland; Lehrerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fakultät; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Forschung; Scholarships; Stipendium; Fachberatung; Schematheorie; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Bildungspraxis; Concept Map
Abstract	The discussion into nexes between teaching, research and scholarship continues to expand. Positivistic studies have attempted to "measure" research output to evaluate teaching performance. Interpretive-based studies suggest staff perceive a nexus to exist. This paper investigates the perceptions of academic staff with regards the nexes between teaching, research, scholarship and consultancy when informing teaching. Qualitative data were obtained via 12 semi-structured interviews with Information Systems/Information Management academics from both a teaching and a research-led university in Scotland. This study suggests that a perceived nexus exists between research and consultancy and it is bi-directional. The area of scholarship was perceived to be problematic. Teaching practice was perceived to be informed by both the processes and products of research and consultancy, but research and consultancy practices were not thought to be informed by teaching. When conceptualising a nexus, a process view, rather than a substantive view, may be more productive. (Contains 2 figures, 1 table, and 8 notes.) (As Provided).
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Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10