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Dissertation
Successful Teaching Is the Way to Successful Learning in Higher Educational Institutions of the United States: A Grounded Theory Study
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Drexel University
Sep 2017
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/etd-7608
Abstract
University students' engagement in learning in the higher educational establishments has become a concern of policymakers. The purpose of this study was to generate a theory that would explain the influence of academics' pedagogies on the university students' engagement in learning. The central problem was that, given the growing demand for meaningful and relevant teaching in four-year universities, a description was needed of the pedagogies currently practiced by faculty members and how they consider reshaping those teaching methods to respond to student engagement challenges. This study focused on providing the answers to questions of what teaching methods professors are using to provide meaningful and relevant teaching for students, how faculty members described student responses to pedagogies that bring meaning and relevance to learning, and what professional development resources would facilitate reshaping the current pedagogy. A grounded theory approach led to findings about pedagogy that is responsive to and creative of student engagement. The three theoretical subcategories revealing how teaching affects learning that emerged during the study were Awesome teacher, Star student, and Wisdom process. The core category of relationship between teaching and learning led to the formulation of the grounded Uniform Excellence theory. The study provided recommendations for further research, for pedagogical experts, and for educational authorities.
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- Title
- Successful Teaching Is the Way to Successful Learning in Higher Educational Institutions of the United States
- Creators
- Assia I. Barysheva - DU
- Contributors
- Andrea Shaw (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- xiv, 182 pages
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education (1997-2026); Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 7608; 991014632338304721