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Reward and Recognition. Dr Sean Walton Higher Education Academy Stirling: 22 May 2008. Aims. To determine the extent to which higher education institutions are committed to recognising and rewarding teaching.
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Reward and Recognition Dr Sean Walton Higher Education Academy Stirling: 22 May 2008
Aims • To determine the extent to which higher education institutions are committed to recognising and rewarding teaching. • To explore the practices of universities in recognising and rewarding teaching and the perceptions of academic staff regarding this.
Project objectives • Determine the extent to which university policies incorporate a commitment to recognising and rewarding teaching. • Develop a typology of institutional policies about rewarding and recognising reaching. • Identify to what extent policies concerning reward and recognition are implemented within universities.
Project objectives continued. • Determine to what extent teaching is recognised and rewarded in comparison to research activity. • Identify the perceptions of academic staff about the extent to which teaching is recognised and rewarded. • Assess the perceived importance amongst academic staff of recognition by students for teaching quality.
Methodology • Project uses a mixed methods approach. • Literature review of relevant material (this is scant). • Review of the CETL interim evaluation reports.
Methodology continued • Online survey of academics. • In-depth qualitative interviewing of academic staff (including a broadly grounded theory analysis of data). • The work will be undertaken in collaboration with the Genetics Education for Innovation and Excellence (GENIE) CETL at the University of Leicester.
Phase one of project A survey of promotional policies and criterial for all UK HE institutions. Information has been sourced through websites (where this is available), or through telephone enquiries where it is not. Info from approximately 110 institutions has been sourced.
Phase two of project The implementation of promotion policies and criteria for all UK HE institutions will be assessed. Statistical data about the promotion of academics at each level has been sourced and is currently being analysed. An indication of the numbers of successful promotions based primarily on teaching contributions will be obtained.
Phase three of project The perceptions of academic staff regarding reward and recognition policies for teaching and learning in the HE sector will be assessed via the use of both quantitative and qualitative questionnaires and subsequent analysis of findings.
Progress to date • Information approximately 110 institutions has been obtained regarding university policy for rewarding and recognising teaching activities. • Information regarding the implementation of these policies has been received from approximately 95 institutions. • This information is currently being analysed.
Progress to date continued • The online survey closed on the 16th May 2008. • We have had an unprecedented response to the survey with 2768 responses. • A preliminary (and tentative) review of survey data shows that the RAE and an academic culture that focuses on research are the major obstacles to gaining reward and recognition for academic teaching activities.
Progress to date continued • Approximately 35 qualitative interviews have been conducted. • A group interview of academic staff has also been conducted. • A preliminary (and tentative) review of qualitative data supports the survey data: an over-emphasis on research activity in promotion criteria and an academic culture that is preoccupied with research are frequently cited as obstacles to gaining reward and recognition for teaching activities.
Project outputs • The interim findings of the research will be presented at the Academy’s annual conference at the beginning of July 2008. • A final report will be published at the end of August 2008. • Dissemination plans for the report are yet to be decided by the Academy.
