Building Research Capability Among University Staff: The Case of Teacher Educators

• In Event: Improving the Teaching Skills of Educators in the Professions

Abstract

Internationally, professional education has moved into the academy. Concurrently, in many jurisdictions, research performance measures and pressure to increase the research evidence about professional preparation have been brought to bear on those who teach in professional programmes. Our study investigated research capability building amongst teacher educators. We interviewed research leaders in education faculties in four countries, and interviewed and surveyed teacher educators in one faculty over time to understand how, if at all, research capability increases. Our analysis revealed that teacher educators can learn to build research work into their existing teacher educator identities and that supportive communities of practice can play a strong role in this process.

Authors

• Mary F. Hill, University of Auckland

• Mavis Haigh, The University of Auckland