Author First name, Last name, Institution

Marion Engin, Zayed University
Barnaby Priest, Zayed University

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice

Publication Date

7-20-2014

Abstract

Peer observation is often an unpopular form of professional development amongst faculty. Some of the reasons for this attitude are practical and logistical difficulties in organisation, possible threat to professionalism and uncertainty of aims and processes. However, peer observation with a specific focus on learning can be an essential form of professional development amongst faculty in a higher education institution. This paper describes a peer observation programme which took place at an English language medium university in the Gulf. Results suggest that teachers found peer observations provided learning opportunities and affective benefits and impacted positively on teaching.

ISSN

2051-9788

Publisher

Edinburgh Napier University

Volume

2

Disciplines

Education

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.

Indexed in Scopus

no

Open Access

yes

Open Access Type

Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series

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