Introduction to our research study

 Thank you for choosing to participate in our study. 
 
In recent times, there has been an increased focus on the notion of 'teaching excellence' within Higher Education Institutions across the world. In this comparative study, we are interested in finding out the views of academics in England and Australia on the notion of teaching excellence and how contextual differences might influence this notion. We are keen to identify what skills and qualities academics like yourselves believe constitute excellent teaching. We also want to explore how institutional and national policies might influence how individual views are framed. 
 
You can find further details of the study on our research information sheet here which we would request you to read prior to participating in this survey. This study have been approved by the ethics committee at Liverpool Hope University and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research at the University of New England Your participation in this online survey will be taken as your consent for the study. The survey should not take longer than 20-30 minutes of your time. If you have any further questions, please feel free to email us. Please find below our email addresses: 
 
Dr Brendan Bartram (B.Bartram@wlv.ac.uk)
Dr Namrata Rao (raon@hope.ac.uk)
Dr Tanya Hathaway (thathawa@une.edu.au)
 
Thank you again for your participation and giving your valuable time. 
 
Best wishes
Brendan, Namrata and Tanya
 
 

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* 1. How do you identify your gender?

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* 2. Please identify the age group you belong to.

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* 3. How many years of teaching experience do you have in Higher Education?

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* 4. Which country do you currently work in?

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* 5. Have you taught in Higher Education in any other country?

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* 6. Select the option that best describes your employment contract.

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* 7. How would you describe the focus of the Higher Education Institution where you currently work?

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* 8. What is the discipline/subject you teach?

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* 9. What is your understanding of the term 'teaching excellence'?  

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* 10. What do you see as the key characteristics of teaching excellence? Please elaborate on the reasons why you consider these as the key characteristics?

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* 11. In what ways, if any, do you feel a greater focus on teaching excellence in higher education is useful?

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* 12. In what ways, if any, do you feel a focus on teaching excellence in higher education is unhelpful?

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* 13. In your opinion, what individual/personal, institutional and national factors enable excellence in teaching?

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* 14. In your opinion, what individual/personal, institutional and national factors inhibit excellence in teaching?

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* 15. What are your views on effective and appropriate ways of measuring teaching excellence?

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* 16. Just a final question, if there is anything else of relevance to our research study you haven't had an opportunity to mention in the previous questions which you would like to comment on please use the box below. 

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* 17. Thank you for taking part in our survey (remember to click 'done' below to send your responses).

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If you are happy for us to interview you for the purpose of our study, please enter your email address below.  

Alternatively, if you are happy for us to interview you but want to ensure anonymity of the data you have provided in this survey, please send an email to Dr Namrata Rao at raon@hope.ac.uk  indicating your willingness to participate in the interview.

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