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Exploring the role of academic heads in maintaining the quality of teaching and learning within their departments: a case study of a private university

Higher education institutions are generally concerned with the quality of their graduates. Many institutions put in a lot effort in ensuring quality teaching and learning experience to their students because this is a reflection on the quality of the institutions themselves. This paper reports the f...

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Main Authors: Tumar, Annyza, Asimiran, Soaib, Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah, Ismail, Ismi Arif
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/67034/1/inte2016-1.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.670342019-03-06T05:39:49Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/67034/ Exploring the role of academic heads in maintaining the quality of teaching and learning within their departments: a case study of a private university Tumar, Annyza Asimiran, Soaib Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah Ismail, Ismi Arif Higher education institutions are generally concerned with the quality of their graduates. Many institutions put in a lot effort in ensuring quality teaching and learning experience to their students because this is a reflection on the quality of the institutions themselves. This paper reports the findings of a qualitative case study at a Malaysian private university. It explores the meaning of quality teaching and learning, form the perspectives of academics and their heads of departments. It also reviews the roles of the heads of departments in maintaining the quality of teaching and learning within their departments. Data was derived from focused group interviews with academics and individual interviews with heads of departments. Findings indicate that heads of departments play a very important role in three areas: 1. assessing the quality of teaching and learning 2. identifying academic staff development needs; 3. supporting continuous professional development activities within the departments. In addition, in efforts to improve the quality of their teaching, academics were found to be more satisfied with professional development activities at department level than activities carried out at institutional level. The paper concludes with suggestions on strategies for enhancing professional development opportunities for improving teaching and learning within the departments and the institution itself. 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/67034/1/inte2016-1.pdf Tumar, Annyza and Asimiran, Soaib and Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah and Ismail, Ismi Arif (2016) Exploring the role of academic heads in maintaining the quality of teaching and learning within their departments: a case study of a private university. In: International Conference on New Horizons in Education (INTE 2016), 13-15 July 2016, Vienna, Austria. (pp. 482-491).
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description Higher education institutions are generally concerned with the quality of their graduates. Many institutions put in a lot effort in ensuring quality teaching and learning experience to their students because this is a reflection on the quality of the institutions themselves. This paper reports the findings of a qualitative case study at a Malaysian private university. It explores the meaning of quality teaching and learning, form the perspectives of academics and their heads of departments. It also reviews the roles of the heads of departments in maintaining the quality of teaching and learning within their departments. Data was derived from focused group interviews with academics and individual interviews with heads of departments. Findings indicate that heads of departments play a very important role in three areas: 1. assessing the quality of teaching and learning 2. identifying academic staff development needs; 3. supporting continuous professional development activities within the departments. In addition, in efforts to improve the quality of their teaching, academics were found to be more satisfied with professional development activities at department level than activities carried out at institutional level. The paper concludes with suggestions on strategies for enhancing professional development opportunities for improving teaching and learning within the departments and the institution itself.
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author Tumar, Annyza
Asimiran, Soaib
Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah
Ismail, Ismi Arif
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Asimiran, Soaib
Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah
Ismail, Ismi Arif
Exploring the role of academic heads in maintaining the quality of teaching and learning within their departments: a case study of a private university
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Asimiran, Soaib
Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah
Ismail, Ismi Arif
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title Exploring the role of academic heads in maintaining the quality of teaching and learning within their departments: a case study of a private university
title_short Exploring the role of academic heads in maintaining the quality of teaching and learning within their departments: a case study of a private university
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title_full_unstemmed Exploring the role of academic heads in maintaining the quality of teaching and learning within their departments: a case study of a private university
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