The Coaching Process in Higher Education

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Koch

Abstract Excellence in teaching is a standard to which educators aspire. The developmental nature of effective teaching strategies implies the need to provide ongoing and continual support for junior level faculty. Showers (1985) described coaching as a process that involves assistance in learning. Therefore, coaching involves assistance without judgment. Through case study illustration, the coaching process framework will be examined within the context of a university instructor desiring to enhance teaching performance.

Author(s):  
Janice E. Jones ◽  
Mette L. Baran ◽  
Julie A. Steuber

Today's complex and fast-moving environment requires higher education educators to use flexible approaches in their teaching. All educators know that teaching is a challenging yet rewarding task. While teaching may appear easy, the work is highly complex with many causes impacting the learning environment. While many of these forces are not controlled by the teacher, this chapter shares strategies that work well with adult learners. The authors consider students enrolled in higher education to fall into this category.


Author(s):  
Tomás Alfredo Moreno de León ◽  
Esperanza De León Arellano

ABSTRACTThis paper is an investigation about the discursive genre analysis, which was based on receptianal documents elaborated by students of a higher education. The design followed by the research was case study. The Paltridge (2001) method was used to analyze 18 of 96 DRs, where 3 thematical lines were identified as well as 5 lines of investigation: 1) language; 2) socializations; 3) mathematical thoughts; 4) teaching strategies; and 5) school management, along with 7 rhetorical moves. The result showed that not all of the DRs had the same rhetorical moves, and for the 18 DRs covered too general of thematic which was not limited by the object of study nor the context in which the investigation would be done; also, 9 of the DRs lacked of a research question, while the rest of the papers presented from 3 to 20 of them. Therefore, one of the areas of opportunity for tutors of students who are doing DRs is that they receive training in the different areas and point of focus for the teaching of academic writing.RESUMENEste trabajo es una investigación sobre el análisis de género discursivo donde se caracterizaron los Documentos Recepcionales (DRs) elaborados por las alumnas de una Institución de Educación Superior (IES). El diseño que siguió la investigación fue el estudio de caso (Neiman y Quaranta, 2006). Se recurrió al modelo de Paltridge (2001) para caracterizar 18 de 96 DRs donde se identificaron tres líneas temáticas (SEP, 1999), posteriormente se encontraron cinco líneas de investigación: (1) lenguaje; (2) socialización; (3) pensamiento matemático; (4) estrategias de enseñanza; y (5) gestión escolar y siete movimientos retóricos. Sin embargo, no todos los DRs contaban con los mismos movimientos retóricos, por otro lado cuatro de los dieciocho DRs abordaron temas muy generales en los que no se delimitaban los sujetos a estudiar, ni el contexto en el que realizaría la investigación, además nueve de los DRs no contenía ninguna pregunta de investigación, mientras que el resto de los trabajos presentaban entre tres a veinte. Por lo tanto, una de las áreas de oportunidad de las tutoras de las futuras docentes es que reciban una capacitación en las diferentes teorías y enfoques para la enseñanza de la escritura académica. Contacto principal: [email protected]


2010 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
José Maria Fernández Batanero

This paper shows the results obtained regarding the educational practices carried out at a high school, catalogued as a center of preferential educational intervention by the Andalusian Educational Administration. The focus of attention is on the students at risk of scholar exclusion, and therefore of dropping out. The methodological design for the investigation, of descriptive nature, has been that of a case study, with three sources of information: documentary analysis, classroom observations, and the perceptions of the persons in charge of implementing the attention to diversity measures. Among the conclusions from the study about prevention of early dropouts, it is worth mentioning, on the one hand, the importance of carrying out planning, organization and teaching strategies with regard to scholar inclusion. On the other hand, the necessity of bringing out new types of coexistence based on respect, as well as developing educational policies that help to encourage a higher level of social commitment, and a better professional development for teachers.


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