A Phenomenological Study of Intensive Experiential Learning for University Faculty Professional Development

IF 1 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Mary Rodriguez, Kim E. Dooley, T. Grady Roberts
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Background: College students need the ability to generalize and apply solutions through reflective practice. University faculty need professional development to use authentic cases to prepare students for the future. Purpose: This study was to explore the experiences of faculty through a year-long professional development program that included a field experience contextually focused on natural disasters. Methodology: This phenomenological study used personal interviews with faculty about the essence of the shared experience. Data were analyzed through open coding, axial coding, and theoretical triangulation from Kolb’s experiential learning model. Findings/Conclusions: Participant interviews yielded 32 codes that were categorized into 12 themes and theoretically triangulated into the four components of Kolb’s experiential learning model: Experience, Reflection, Generalization, and Application. The concrete experience themes were connection to disasters, to other faculty, and new perspectives. Faculty reflected on their expertise, the importance of engaging experiences, and new realizations. Generalization broadened disciplinary perspectives and connections. Faculty gained teaching applications, including leadership concepts, and humanizing science. Implication: Professional development for faculty using experiential learning can improve teaching capacity for the next generation to solve complex problems of social, economic, and health concerns within communities.
大学教师专业发展强化体验式学习的现象学研究
背景:大学生需要通过反思实践来归纳和应用解决方案的能力。大学教师需要专业发展,利用真实案例为学生未来做好准备。目的:本研究旨在探讨教师通过为期一年的专业发展项目所获得的经验,该项目包括以自然灾害为背景的实地体验。研究方法:这项现象学研究通过对教师的个人访谈来了解共同经历的本质。通过开放式编码、轴向编码和科尔布体验式学习模型的理论三角分析对数据进行了分析。结果/结论参与者访谈产生了 32 个编码,这些编码被归类为 12 个主题,并根据柯尔布体验式学习模式的四个组成部分进行了理论三角分析:经验、反思、概括和应用。具体的体验主题包括与灾难的联系、与其他教师的联系以及新视角。教师们反思了自己的专业知识、参与体验的重要性以及新的认识。归纳拓展了学科视野和联系。教师们获得了教学应用,包括领导力概念和人性化科学。意义:利用体验式学习促进教师的专业发展,可以提高下一代的教学能力,解决社区内复杂的社会、经济和健康问题。
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Journal of Experiential Education
Journal of Experiential Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
CiteScore
3.20
自引率
20.00%
发文量
26
期刊介绍: The Journal of Experiential Education (JEE) is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing refereed articles on experiential education in diverse contexts. The JEE provides a forum for the empirical and theoretical study of issues concerning experiential learning, program management and policies, educational, developmental, and health outcomes, teaching and facilitation, and research methodology. The JEE is a publication of the Association for Experiential Education. The Journal welcomes submissions from established and emerging scholars writing about experiential education in the context of outdoor adventure programming, service learning, environmental education, classroom instruction, mental and behavioral health, organizational settings, the creative arts, international travel, community programs, or others.
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