“Office Hours are Kind of Weird”: Reclaiming a Resource to Foster Student-Faculty Interaction

“Office Hours are Kind of Weird”: Reclaiming a Resource to Foster Student-Faculty Interaction

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Office hours reserve time and space for student-faculty interaction, a benchmark for engaging students in educationally purposive activities. Our study finds a mismatch between the institutionally intended purpose of office hours and student perceptions of office hours. We examine student perception...

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Main Authors: Margaret Smith, Yujie Chen, Rachel Berndtson, Kristen M. Burson, Whitney Griffin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Park University 2017-08-01
Series:InSight : A Journal of Scholarly Teaching
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spelling doaj-e9235d2fb21e4867a5eb5db2f99c710b2020-11-25T03:16:30ZengPark UniversityInSight : A Journal of Scholarly Teaching1933-48501933-48692017-08-01121429https://doi.org/10.46504/12201701sm“Office Hours are Kind of Weird”: Reclaiming a Resource to Foster Student-Faculty InteractionMargaret SmithYujie Chen0Rachel Berndtson1Kristen M. Burson2Whitney Griffin3The Chinese University of Hong KongUniversity of Maryland, College ParkFritz-Haber Institute of the Max Plank Society, Berlin, GermanyTexas A&M UniversityOffice hours reserve time and space for student-faculty interaction, a benchmark for engaging students in educationally purposive activities. Our study finds a mismatch between the institutionally intended purpose of office hours and student perceptions of office hours. We examine student perceptions of office hours with results from a survey administered at a public research institution. We conclude that it is necessary for institutions — large public research institutions, particularly – to do more to demonstrate to students the value for interacting with faculty and to consistently support the development of relationships between undergraduates and those who teach them.
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“Office Hours are Kind of Weird”: Reclaiming a Resource to Foster Student-Faculty Interaction
InSight : A Journal of Scholarly Teaching
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title “Office Hours are Kind of Weird”: Reclaiming a Resource to Foster Student-Faculty Interaction
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description Office hours reserve time and space for student-faculty interaction, a benchmark for engaging students in educationally purposive activities. Our study finds a mismatch between the institutionally intended purpose of office hours and student perceptions of office hours. We examine student perceptions of office hours with results from a survey administered at a public research institution. We conclude that it is necessary for institutions — large public research institutions, particularly – to do more to demonstrate to students the value for interacting with faculty and to consistently support the development of relationships between undergraduates and those who teach them.
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