Contribution in edited book
The Teaching Function of the Academic Profession
Publication Details
Authors: | Höhle, E.; Teichler, U. |
Editor: | Teichler, U.; Höhle, Ea. |
Publisher: | Springer |
Place: | Dordrecht |
Publication year: | 2013 |
Pages range : | 79-108 |
Book title: | The Work Situation of the Academic Profession in Europe: Findings of a Survey in Twelve Countries |
Title of series: | The Changing Academy - The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective |
Number in series: | 8 |
ISBN: | 9789400759763 |
Abstract
Teaching is one of the academic core functions along with research, service and administrative work. Although the education of students and young researchers is at least as important for the university as research and innovation, there is and has always been a tension between teaching and research. Research has a more supra-regional effect for the reputation and visibility of the individual academic and their career development, while teaching activities are obligatory and rather locally visible. Therefore, it is rather surprising that not more academics prefer research towards teaching. Lately, teaching has been in the focus of quality assurance and evaluations. This chapter describes how much time academics spend on teaching and other functions that differ when classes are in session and in periods when they are not in session. It describes the institutional settings for teaching that regulate and support teaching activities. The chapter also sheds light on the individual perspective: the academics' attitudes towards teaching, the diversity of teaching activities and at last, academics' teaching and overall professional satisfaction are compared in an international perspective. To sum up, a multivariate analysis presents factors that influence the amount of time spent for teaching in each country. The Work Situation of the Academic Profession in Europe: Findings of a Survey in Twelve Countries The Work Situation of the Academic Profession in Europe: Findings of a Survey in Twelve Countries Look Inside Share Share this content on Facebook Share this content on Twitter Share this content on LinkedIn Within this Chapter Introduction Weekly Work Hours Distribution of Time on Various Academic Functions Teaching Time When Classes Are in Session Preferences for Teaching and Research Institutional Settings for Teaching Institutional Support for Teaching Attitudes Towards Teaching and Teaching-Related Activities Diversity of Teaching Activities Interrelationships Between the Academic Functions Determinants of the Time Spent on Teaching Activities Conclusion References References Other actions Export citations About this Book
Teaching is one of the academic core functions along with research, service and administrative work. Although the education of students and young researchers is at least as important for the university as research and innovation, there is and has always been a tension between teaching and research. Research has a more supra-regional effect for the reputation and visibility of the individual academic and their career development, while teaching activities are obligatory and rather locally visible. Therefore, it is rather surprising that not more academics prefer research towards teaching. Lately, teaching has been in the focus of quality assurance and evaluations. This chapter describes how much time academics spend on teaching and other functions that differ when classes are in session and in periods when they are not in session. It describes the institutional settings for teaching that regulate and support teaching activities. The chapter also sheds light on the individual perspective: the academics' attitudes towards teaching, the diversity of teaching activities and at last, academics' teaching and overall professional satisfaction are compared in an international perspective. To sum up, a multivariate analysis presents factors that influence the amount of time spent for teaching in each country. The Work Situation of the Academic Profession in Europe: Findings of a Survey in Twelve Countries The Work Situation of the Academic Profession in Europe: Findings of a Survey in Twelve Countries Look Inside Share Share this content on Facebook Share this content on Twitter Share this content on LinkedIn Within this Chapter Introduction Weekly Work Hours Distribution of Time on Various Academic Functions Teaching Time When Classes Are in Session Preferences for Teaching and Research Institutional Settings for Teaching Institutional Support for Teaching Attitudes Towards Teaching and Teaching-Related Activities Diversity of Teaching Activities Interrelationships Between the Academic Functions Determinants of the Time Spent on Teaching Activities Conclusion References References Other actions Export citations About this Book
