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Using Motivational Systems Theory to Explore Factors that Influence the Teaching Strategies of Undergraduate Social Work Faculty

Richardson, Roslyn C.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1238790333

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2009, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Social Welfare.
The purpose of the study was to use Motivational Systems Theory (MST) to examine how use of learner-centered instructional methods varied based on faculty members' teaching goals, beliefs about their teaching abilities, and beliefs about the perceived adequacy of teaching resources, after controlling for experience and demographic factors. The population for this study was undergraduate social work educators with a minimum of one-year undergraduate social work education teaching experience. Findings indicate that undergraduate social work faculty rank higher-order thinking skills as the most essential teaching goal and consider "helping students develop higher order thinking skills" as their primary teaching role. Faculty were highly confident about their ability to effectively perform teaching activities. The majority of faculty perceived the adequacy of teaching resources as either satisfactory or good. Faculty used multiple teaching methods, including extensive lecture and reported a high level of use of learner-centered methods. Findings suggest that Motivational Systems Theory factors influence the use of learner-centered teaching methods. Specifically, teaching goals were significant predictors of the use of learner -centered methods.
David Miller, PhD (Committee Chair)
Terry Hokenstad, PhD (Committee Member)
Wallace Gingerich, PhD (Committee Member)
James Zull, PhD (Committee Member)
120 p.
Education; Social Work; Teaching
Undergraduate social work education; teaching motivation; teaching methods; learner-centered instruction

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  • Richardson, R. C. (2009). Using Motivational Systems Theory to Explore Factors that Influence the Teaching Strategies of Undergraduate Social Work Faculty [Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1238790333

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Richardson, Roslyn. Using Motivational Systems Theory to Explore Factors that Influence the Teaching Strategies of Undergraduate Social Work Faculty. 2009. Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1238790333.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Richardson, Roslyn. "Using Motivational Systems Theory to Explore Factors that Influence the Teaching Strategies of Undergraduate Social Work Faculty." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1238790333

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