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May 17, 2026SustainabilityOpen Access

Conceptualising Higher-Education Teacher Excellence for More Inclusive and Sustainable Evaluation: An Exploratory Sequential Mixed-Methods Study

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NKNina KristlGSGregor SočanDRDanijela Makovec Radovan

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Exploratory study examines teacher excellence in higher education, suggesting a multisource evaluation approach for sustainability.

Key Points

  • The aim is to define higher-education teacher excellence and explore its implications for effective evaluation.
  • Exploratory sequential mixed-methods design conducted with focus groups and interviews involving 12 university teachers.
  • Study 1 identified eight conceptual domains of teacher excellence through qualitative feedback.
  • Study 2 involved 261 university teachers rating the importance of 95 evaluation items, leading to a six-dimensional model.
  • Identified eight domains and a six-dimensional role-based structure for teacher excellence.
  • Findings suggest that student-only ratings are insufficient for evaluating teacher excellence.
  • Highlights the need for a multisource evaluation approach for comprehensive assessment.

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Kristl et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a095c6d7880e6d24efe2898https://doi.org/10.3390/su18104858
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