INFORMAZIONI UNIVERSITARIE

Teaching is a major source of satisfaction for university lecturers despite growing frustration with heavy administrative loads and badly prepared students who moan about their marks. These are some of the conclusions that can be drawn from Times Higher Education’s first major survey of university staff’s attitudes towards teaching.Over several months in 2016, some 1,150 higher education staff – of whom 90 per cent are academics – gave us their views on the joys and day-to-day challenges of teaching at university. About 85 per cent of respondents came from more than 130 UK institutions, but staff from various other regions also took part, including the US, Canada, Australia, Europe and Asia.
While many university staff rate teaching as highly as research, many wonder if their university feels the same way: 55 per cent of academics and 63 per cent of administrators agree that research is valued more highly than teaching by their institution, while 30 per cent of academics and 28 per cent of administrators disagree. (February 16, 2017)

Download the full results of the THE Teaching Survey 2017:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/the-teaching-survey-2017-results-and-analysis