出版社：American Society for Education Science Research
摘要：Most academics are not adequately prepared for the teaching tasks that universities expect
them to perform. Further, the effectiveness of their teaching depends, to a perceptible degree,
on the commitment and administrative competencies of university authorities to create an
environment which would be conducive to In-service Education and Training (INSET)
Furthermore, it emerges from the survey of literature that a host of academics’
knowledge of their disciplines is unquestionable and yet their effectiveness in teaching is not
up to the scratch. There is only a few of them whose effectiveness in teaching is on the same
plane as the knowledge of their fields of specialization.
The analysis, understanding and description of the teaching tasks in which academics were
involved as well as the challenges they encountered in carrying out those tasks were central
to this study. Thus, the problem revolved around the extent to which the training experience
of university lecturers constituted relevant and adequate preparation for their academic roles
of teaching.
INSET of lecturers is a crucial factor in the efforts of the university to fulfill its teaching
mission. Consequently, a systematic review of literature and the empirical investigation of
INSET for university lecturers were conducted with the objective of addressing the question
of the current INSET needs of university lecturers with regard to their teaching role.
Various sources of information were used to deal with the INSET needs academics. These
included literature study, research by questionnaires sent to randomly selected lecturers from
systematically chosen public universities, interviews and participant observation studies
conducted during conferences, seminars and workshops.
关键词：in-service education and training, academics, university teaching, professional
development
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