Learning to Teach in Higher Education for Sustainable Professional Development
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https://doi.org/10.47067/reads.v6i1.182Keywords:
Learning to Teach, Professional Development, Higher EducationAbstract
The role of teacher in higher education is very complex. It is recognized that academicians have a greater responsibility to pursue excellence in several directions including leadership, academic management, teaching skills, pursuing scholarships, research and knowledge exchange, supervision, and many more to maintain their professional status. Academic practice is a term to encompass all these sides. The main objective of the study is to take the views of the teachers about the participation in different learning opportunities and to see their effect for sustainable professional development of university teachers. All the teachers of public sector universities in Islamabad and Rawalpindi encompass the population of the study. Using purposive sampling technique, data was collected through questionnaires. Chi-square test through SPSS was applied to analyze the data. Data was presented in the form of tables, percentage with graphs and the results were interpreted accordingly.
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