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The Debate on Student Evaluations of Teaching: Global Convergence Confronts Higher Education Traditions
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Teaching in Higher Education . 2023 28(4):859-879. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Through co-occurrence analysis of 1139 documents (1964-2018) we identified discussions about the implementation of student teaching evaluation (SET). We found that: (1) Attention to SET originated in the US in the 1970s, spreading to German-speaking countries in the mid-1990s and continuing in China and Latin America in the early 2000s. (2) SET is commonly viewed as a control tool deserving methodological improvement, while bias is debated in the US. We also found local trajectories: (3) Whereas in the US and Latin America SET is primarily seen as a management tool, German-speaking and Chinese authors reflect more on improving teaching. Chinese scholars consider SET a valid instrument for state control associated with artificial intelligence. Also, (4) SET is commonly used in medical education in the US and the German-speaking region and in physical education in China. We conclude that SET is discussed cross-nationally but affected by regional path dependencies.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1356-2517 and 1470-1294
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Teaching in Higher Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1388550
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2020.1863351