A Model for Facilitating the Effectivenes of Teaching by University Faculty Members

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD student in Higher Education Management, Department of Higher Education Management, Research Sciences Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Professor, Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Management, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Professor, Department of Higher Education Management, Research Sciences Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

4 Associate Professor, Department of Crisis Management and Urban Management, Research Sciences Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to design a model to facilitate the effectiveness of teaching by faculty members in the Azad University Science and Research (Tehran Branch) and then validate it by using a mixed method. The statistical population of the study was all the faculty members of Islamic Azad University, Science and Research (Tehran Branch). In this study, first, by theoretical sampling method, 15 specialists were selected and semi-structured interviews were conducted. Then, the questionnaires were administered to 281 faculty members in order to assess the effectiveness of teaching in the quantitative section. The research results for facilitate the effectiveness of teaching included, components of teacher personality and moral characteristics (faculty professional characteristics), interpersonal communication skills, teaching and learning skills, development of motivation and education in students, ability to manage the class, ability to evaluate students, ability to develop lesson plans and content, development of student participation, ability to effectively transfer content (individual-educational skills of the professor), scientific and research ability (scientific-research ability of the professor), attracting qualified professors, teacher evaluation, professional development and motivation to professors (related strategies to professors), the appropriate mechanism in virtual education, pay attention to educational rules (strategies related to education) and finally to focus on external   an internal factors (strategies related to the university). The results of the quantitative section also showed that out of a total of 143 indicators, 128 indicators are related to the components that were finally identified.

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Journal of higher education curriculum studies
Volume 13, Issue 25
September 2022
Pages 319-347

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