Reward and Recognition Enhancement (RARE) Change Programme
Studies (Gibbs and Habeshaw 2002, HEA/GENIE 2009) have demonstrated that teaching is perceived as having a lower esteem among individual academics compared to research and there is still much debate surrounding this imbalance of the reward and recognition of staff.
This new change programme focuses on reviewing, developing and evaluating opportunities and strategic approaches to the reward and recognition of staff involved in teaching and the support of learning, giving institutional teams the opportunity to:
- centre on an issue, or an identified strategic target area, within the area of reward and recognition of staff
- explore and develop institutional policies, strategies and infrastructure for the reward and recognition of teaching
- draw on the potential of the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF)
- involve students’ views and perspectives on the recognition and reward of excellent teaching
- build on existing and emerging research evidence through an internationally sourced evidence-base.
The Higher Education Academy and the Genetics Education Networking for Innovation and Excellence (GENIE) CETL, Reward and Recognition in Higher Education - Institutional policies and their implementation York: The Higher Education Academy
Teams from the institutions listed below are participating in the Reward and Recognition Enhancement (RARE) Change Programme.
De Montfort University - Academic Careers at De Montfort: Integrated Career Paths (ACaDeMIC Paths)
Manchester Metropolitan University - RARE@MMU (Reward and Recognition Enhancement at MMU)
Oxford Brookes University - Rewarding collective teaching / collectively rewarding teaching