Open Access9: RESEARCHING THE IMPACT OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Author(s) -
Chism Nancy Van Note,
Holley Matthew,
Harris Cameron J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-4822.2012.tb00678.x
Subject(s) - engineering ethics , quality (philosophy) , medical education , psychology , medicine , engineering , epistemology , philosophy
In this review of 138 studies on the impact of educational development practices, we discuss the idea of impact and summarize previous studies of this topic. We then present an overview of findings on impact from current studies of typical educational development activities: workshops, formal courses, communities of practice, consultation, mentoring, and awards and grants programs. We conclude that although the studies vary in quality, the sheer volume of results offers guidance for development practice.