Research Experiences of Staff within a Specialist UK Higher Education Institution: Challenges,opportunities and priorities |
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| Authors: | Hemmings Brian Hill Doug Sharp John |
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| Institution: | 1. Associate Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Education Policy, Planning and Administration , University of Maryland , Room 2211, Benjamin Building, College Park, MD, 20742–1165, USA Phone: 301 405 3564 Fax: 301 405 3564 E-mail: fs5@umail.umd.edu;2. Professor of Higher Education and Director of Summer Session , University of Virginia , 210 Miller Hall, Charlottesville, VA, 22903 Phone: 804 924 6553 Fax: 804 924 6553 E-mail: alt8k@virginia.edu |
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| Abstract: | The study discussed here was based on a collective case approach involving a specialist UK higher education institution. Six individual interviews were carried out with a cross-sectional sample of the institution’s staff members. Additional information was gained through observations and examination of relevant documents. These data were interrogated with the purpose of exploring how the institution had made the transition from a teacher training college to a teaching-led higher education institution with a particular commitment to developing research capacity. This analysis yielded a number of key findings: first, the institution had experienced a cultural shift, with research forming a more noticeable profile; second, practitioner-oriented research was the dominant research endeavour; and third, there appeared to be an incomplete understanding of the potential of research to change a staff member’s career and teaching practice. The article concludes by giving consideration to the implications of the findings. |
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| Keywords: | assessment/evaluation higher education policy/development higher education research design |
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