TY - JOUR
T1 - Educational development units in Spain: Current status and emerging trends
AU - Fernández, Idoia
AU - Márquez, M. Dolors
PY - 2017/8/4
Y1 - 2017/8/4
N2 - © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Recent studies show that the character, function and goals of educational development units (EDUs) in many countries are undergoing a shift, and they now tend to support universities and learning in a more comprehensive way. The status of Spanish EDUs, however, has not been studied in detail. The aim of this article is to describe the current status of 45 such units to explore the degree to which a similar shift can be observed. The data revealed clusters, from which four models were defined. The models illustrate the increasing diversity of functions and widening scope of practice within Spanish EDUs.
AB - © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Recent studies show that the character, function and goals of educational development units (EDUs) in many countries are undergoing a shift, and they now tend to support universities and learning in a more comprehensive way. The status of Spanish EDUs, however, has not been studied in detail. The aim of this article is to describe the current status of 45 such units to explore the degree to which a similar shift can be observed. The data revealed clusters, from which four models were defined. The models illustrate the increasing diversity of functions and widening scope of practice within Spanish EDUs.
KW - Correspondence analysis
KW - Educational development
KW - Instructional development
U2 - 10.1080/1360144X.2017.1354864
DO - 10.1080/1360144X.2017.1354864
M3 - Article
SN - 1360-144X
VL - 22
SP - 343
EP - 359
JO - International Journal for Academic Development
JF - International Journal for Academic Development
ER -