Corradini, Erika (2022) Developing pedagogical content knowledge through the integration of education research and practice in higher education. In, King, Helen (ed.) Developing Expertise for Teaching in Higher Education: Practical Ideas for Professional Learning and Development. First ed. Routledge, pp. 142-154. (doi:10.4324/9781003198772-13).
Abstract
The interplay between theory and practice underpins the development of expertise. In the field of education as well as in other professions, expertise is the ability to continue to develop competence as opposed to plateauing on established routines. This study questions whether or not it is possible to develop expertise in education without engaging with the scholarship of teaching and learning. Lecturers’ attitudes to adopting scholarly approaches to teaching in higher education are explored in this piece with the aim of understanding the impact of this approach on teaching practice and professional development. This chapter makes a case for the adoption of scholarly practices and evidence-based methods in university education by offering insight into the positive influence such practices can have on curriculum design. The chapter concludes that in developing teaching expertise the adoption of scholarly practices is essential and, for this reason, its application in higher education institutions should be normalised and institutionalised.
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