Review article
Teaching competencies of university teachers: challenges and expectations
Ivana Miočić
orcid.org/0000-0003-3782-3089
; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka, Department of Pedagogy, Rijeka, Croatia
Abstract
The aim of this paper review is to emphasize the importance of a discussion about teaching in higher education and teaching competencies of university teachers. In recent decades in higher education system, a number of changes has been evident, especially through a drastic increase and larger heterogeneity of student population, which implies the need to redefine the role of university teachers. Although university teachers are experts in their scientific fields, a deeper knowledge of teaching content does not make them experts on teaching at the same time. Research has shown that the programs of pedagogical education and training of university teachers are effective in raising the quality of university teaching and can contribute to the development of teacher competencies. The importance of those programs is constantly emphasized in the guidelines and strategic documents of European education policy. Numerous challenges that contribute to the negative perception of the teaching profession were identified in the Croatian system of higher education. Therefore, there is a need for a deeper study of this topic and a reflection on the challenges of the implementation of programs for education and training for university teachers.
Keywords
teaching competencies; education and training programs for teaching; quality assurance; university teaching
Hrčak ID:
186828
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Publication date:
31.3.2017.
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