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What Makes An Excellent Teacher?, Steven M. Fettke
What Makes An Excellent Teacher?, Steven M. Fettke
Selected Faculty Publications
Everyone who attends any place of education on any level wants an “excellent” teacher; however, is that word —“excellence”— ethereal, mystical, or just entirely subjective? In this essay I wish to propose a definition of what excellent teaching entails by referring to the spiritual and social formation of the teacher. Central to my thinking is how the work of the Holy Spirit affects “excellence.” Reflecting on my long years of experience teaching in a Pentecostal college/university and as someone in pursuit of “excellence” in my own teaching, I think I have something to say about it which involves teachers, students, …
Research As Preparation For Practice-Based Research, Robin Throne Ph.D., Linda K. Bowlin Ph.D., Steven A. Buckner Ph.D.
Research As Preparation For Practice-Based Research, Robin Throne Ph.D., Linda K. Bowlin Ph.D., Steven A. Buckner Ph.D.
Conference Proceedings
At United States online doctoral institutions, many doctoral candidates focus their dissertation research on study problems that emerge from professional practice, which may serve as a vital first experience and preparation for continued practitioner or practice-based research. Although there have been many definitions offered as to what constitutes workplace research, this scholarly reflection explores three essential considerations for duality (dual roles), positionality, and stance in a doctoral dissertation research problem originating from a doctoral candidate’s workplace setting or professional practice. As a doctoral scholar with a dual role as a workplace professional and doctoral candidate, the doctoral candidate must often …
My Philosophy Of Education And My Method Of Teaching At A Christian University, Steven M. Fettke
My Philosophy Of Education And My Method Of Teaching At A Christian University, Steven M. Fettke
Selected Faculty Publications
Self reflection and personal assessment are important aspects of any professional's life and career, not the least of which is the professional educator. I have offered my own expression of education and method of teaching in reflecting on thirty-seven years of experience teaching at the college/university level in the hopes it might stimulate other professional educators to reflect on their own educational philosophy and methods of teaching.