Faculty Development Programs and Their Influence on Teaching Method Adoption: A Study in Higher Education Institutions
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Faculty Development Programs, Teaching Method Adoption, Higher Education, Pedagogical Innovation, Teacher Competencies, Harda DistrictAbstract
The purpose of this research is to investigate how Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) affect higher education faculty in Madhya Pradesh's Harda district's adoption of cutting-edge teaching techniques. The study focuses on the effects of FDP involvement on pedagogical knowledge, attitudes toward innovative teaching methods, and the actual use of contemporary teaching techniques in the classroom. A sample of 120 faculty members from Harda's higher education institutions participated in a mixed-methods study. In addition to semi-structured interviews with 20 chosen individuals, standardized questionnaires were used to gather data both before and after FDP participation. While qualitative data was subjected to theme analysis, quantitative data were examined using descriptive and inferential statistics.The adoption of learner-centered teaching strategies, technological integration, and creative assessment techniques were shown to be significantly positively correlated with FDP participation. Important facilitators and obstacles affecting the transfer of FDP learning to classroom practice were also discovered by the study. This study adds to the little literature on the efficacy of FDP in semi-urban Indian higher education settings and offers evidence-based suggestions for creating successful faculty development programs in comparable environments.
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