Teaching Excellence in American Higher Education: A History of Dissonance Between Theory and Practice

dc.contributor.advisorSmith, Lesley
dc.contributor.advisorReybold, L. Earle
dc.contributor.authorBernard, Robert A.
dc.creatorBernard, Robert A.
dc.date2015-08
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-25T14:17:08Z
dc.date.available2016-08-15T01:22:43Z
dc.date.issued2015-09-25
dc.descriptionThis work was embargoed by the author and will not be publicly available until August 2016.
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation examines how conceptions of teaching in American higher education are formed and evolve over time. Utilizing genealogical and time sampling methodology as well as historical text analysis within the context of critical theory, this work traces how conceptions of university teaching originated in 12th century Europe, evolved at the beginning of the early modern period, and then later transferred to and can be identified in American higher education. The research findings indicate that many core elements of higher education in the 20th century have their origins in the 12th century. The dissonance between the different aspects of teaching identified in the research has implications for how contemporary conceptions of teaching are understood and encouraged, as well as how these conceptions are applied today.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/9906
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright Robert A. Bernard
dc.subjectCenters for Teaching Excellence
dc.subjectHigher education
dc.subjectTeaching Excellence
dc.subjectUniversities and Colleges--Europe--History
dc.subjectUniversities and Colleges--History
dc.subjectUniversities and Colleges--United States--History
dc.titleTeaching Excellence in American Higher Education: A History of Dissonance Between Theory and Practice
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineEducation
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.namePhD in Education

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