How facilitated multi-source feedback constructs new conversations about teaching: a positioning theory study

TY - JOUR

T1 - How facilitated multi-source feedback constructs new conversations about teaching

T2 - a positioning theory study

AU - Christensen, Mette K.

AU - Møller, Jane E.

AU - Pedersen, Iris M.

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - Multi-source feedback is a ‘rare bird’ in higher education and yet recent research suggests multi-modal approaches to enhance university teachers’ academic development. This article reports a qualitative interview study using a social constructionist approach to explore the storylines and positions of university students and teachers when they participate in a formal ‘frontstage’ feedback process during facilitated multi-source feedback (the FMSF-model) as part of an academic development program. Our study showed that the FMSF-model disturbs hierarchical orders of rights and duties in feedback processes and constructs new positions related to providing feedback on university teachers’ professional work.

AB - Multi-source feedback is a ‘rare bird’ in higher education and yet recent research suggests multi-modal approaches to enhance university teachers’ academic development. This article reports a qualitative interview study using a social constructionist approach to explore the storylines and positions of university students and teachers when they participate in a formal ‘frontstage’ feedback process during facilitated multi-source feedback (the FMSF-model) as part of an academic development program. Our study showed that the FMSF-model disturbs hierarchical orders of rights and duties in feedback processes and constructs new positions related to providing feedback on university teachers’ professional work.

KW - educational development

KW - facilitated multi-source feedback

KW - faculty development

KW - higher education teaching

KW - Positioning theory

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85121702867&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/1360144X.2021.2016413

DO - 10.1080/1360144X.2021.2016413

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:85121702867

SN - 1360-144X

VL - 28

SP - 272

EP - 286

JO - International Journal for Academic Development

JF - International Journal for Academic Development

IS - 3

ER -