Scholarship of teaching and learning at AACSB accredited business school: who’s doing it, and how’s it captured?
International Journal of Educational Management
ISSN: 0951-354X
Article publication date: 9 January 2024
Issue publication date: 18 January 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This paper explores who among the AACSB categorization of academics conducts the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) research within business schools and how AACSB-accredited business schools capture SoTL research as part of their portfolio of intellectual contributions.
Design/methodology/approach
This study adopts a qualitative-method research design by collecting primary data through surveys, semi-structured interviews and secondary data in policy documents focused on AACSB-accredited business schools in Canada and the United States.
Findings
The findings establish that scholarly and practice academics who possess rigorously acquired research skills due to their terminal degrees are most likely to conduct SoTL research. The results also reveal an even split among respondents regarding whether their AACSB-accredited business school captures SoTL with their journal ranking frameworks.
Practical implications
Based on the findings, two recommendations are offered to foster more SoTL research at AACSB-accredited schools. First, higher education leaders (e.g. business school deans) can further inculcate a culture of SoTL research at the department and institutional levels by creating communities of practice (CoPs). Second, AACSB-accredited business schools could adopt more inclusive journal ranking frameworks to capture better and incentivize SoTL research.
Originality/value
This is the first known study to explore how AACSB Standards 3 and 8 are implemented and operationalized regarding SoTL research. Understanding how these standards are adopted and implemented could help institutional leaders, standard setters and administrators better facilitate SoTL research.
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Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the financial support provided by CPA Canada and the Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA) Special Education Research Grant Program and the research grant committee for providing helpful comments on the proposal for this study. The authors are grateful for the feedback provided by Darlene Bay, David Richards and participants at the 2021 British Accounting & Finance Association Accounting Education (Parallel Sessions B), 2021 Canadian Academic Accounting Association Annual Conference (Education Session 1C), 2021 Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Conference (Management Education MED 3 Session) and the 2021 American Accounting Association Annual Conference (Concurrent Session 16.10).
Citation
Siddiqui, S. and Lento, C. (2024), "Scholarship of teaching and learning at AACSB accredited business school: who’s doing it, and how’s it captured?", International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 38 No. 1, pp. 197-212. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-07-2022-0249
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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