Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
Date of this Version
2008
Document Type
Article
Citation
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development (2008) 26
doi: 10.3998/tia.17063888.0026.011
Abstract
In this study, participants in a faculty learning community (FLC) program were followed to see if they had really changed their epistemological beliefs and teaching methods. Of the 39 FLC participants, 87% reported a change in their epistemological beliefs and 79% reported a change in their teaching methods. Seven participants were followed in-depth to determine if their reported changes actually occurred. Observations suggest that none of the seven appeared to have changed epistemological beliefs although all changed teaching methods. More importantly, the participants adopted their new pedagogy only when the pedagogy was aligned with their beliefs.
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License: CC BY-NC-ND