Feldmann-Jensen Shirley, Hackerott Caroline S, Knox Claire Connolly, Ramsay James D, McEntire David A, Jerolleman Alessandra
Program Coordinator and Lecturer, Master of Science Emergency Services Administration Program, School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Emergency Management, California State University at Long Beach, Long Beach, California.
Assistant Professor, Emergency Management Homeland Security Graduate Program Director, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, Arkansas.
J Emerg Manag. 2019 Jan/Feb;17(1):27-34. doi: 10.5055/jem.2019.0394.
Underlying the nature of what is and is not a profession are education standards. Among the characteristics defining a profession's specialized boundaries are the education standards comprising its academic programs. The status of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is explored for both emergency management and homeland security (EM/HS) at this point in time. The aim of this article is to increase the conceptual understanding of SoTL by discussing what SoTL is, explaining why it is important, exploring our current state of knowledge in this area, and by identifying current barriers and opportunities for improvement. Several possible means of better integrating SoTL into the EM/HS discipines are highlighted: Making SoTL a higher priority, increasing exposure to existing research, advancing knowledge within our own disciplines, sharing knowledge through publications and conferences, and applying knowledge in our teaching. Conclusively, the vital nature of SoTL research can more deeply establish the professional boundaries for both disciplines.
教育标准构成了区分何为专业、何为非专业的本质基础。界定一个专业专门界限的特征之一，是构成其学术项目的教育标准。本文探讨了当下教学学术（SoTL）在应急管理和国土安全（EM/HS）领域的地位。本文旨在通过讨论SoTL是什么、解释其为何重要、探究我们在该领域的现有知识状况以及识别当前的障碍和改进机会，来增进对SoTL的概念理解。文中强调了几种将SoTL更好地融入EM/HS学科的可能方法：将SoTL置于更高优先级、增加对现有研究的接触、在我们自己的学科内推进知识、通过出版物和会议分享知识以及在教学中应用知识。总之，SoTL研究的重要性质能够更深入地确立这两个学科的专业界限。
