Surviving and sustaining teaching excellence: A narrative of ‘entrapment’
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
School
School of Education
Abstract
"This paper discusses the key concepts of ‘surviving’ and ‘sustaining’ in the context of teaching excellence in contemporary universities, and reports the findings emerging from a work-in-progress study of Award Winning Teachers. It provides evidence that teachers recognized for their passion, commitment and expertise in teaching, work well beyond their paid hours to achieve excellence. Most become ‘entrapped’ in a culture of over-work that can have a negative impact on their lives and well-being. Factors that influence ‘teaching sustainability’ are presented, to support university teachers, administrators and managers in thinking about ways to improve the teaching and learning environment for teachers as well as for students."
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Sparrow, H. (2009). Surviving and sustaining teaching excellence: A narrative of ‘entrapment’. eCULTURE, 2(1). Link to article here.