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Team Teaching as a Strategy for Enhancing Teaching about Theory-into-Practice
- Source :
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Innovations in Education and Teaching International . 2023 60(1):26-36. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Integrating theory-into-practice is an important skill for professionals to master during their university education; however, students and educators find learning and teaching about theory-into-practice challenging. To address these difficulties 'Transition Workshops' were implemented within a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy. A mixed methods evaluation was conducted using pre- and post-workshop surveys and focus groups. Qualitative findings, the focus of this paper, were that team teaching helped educators feel more confident in teaching theory-into-practice as it was more enlivening than solo teaching, it provided opportunity for professional development, it enabled better understanding of the whole curriculum, and it modelled a consolidated professional identity. Team teaching assisted students by providing them with multiple role-models. This study highlighted that some of the challenge in supporting students to learn how to integrate theory-into-practice may be addressed using team teaching.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1470-3297 and 1470-3300
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Innovations in Education and Teaching International
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1383248
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2021.1966490