Abstract
While student emotions have been investigated in depth, research on university teachers’ emotions is still relatively scarce, especially when it comes to the full spectrum of affective experiences. The presentation will offer an overview of the current state of research on university teachers’ emotions, building on a recent review on the existing research (Maier et al., in prep.). It will cover aspects such as emotion experience and regulation, appraisal theories of emotions, intercultural differences as well as research methodologies. Selected studies will be used to exemplify opportunities and challenges in this field of research, exploring ways into future investigation.
Bio
With a doctorate in psychology from the University of Würzburg, Robert Kordts has worked in educational development units at several universities in German-speaking countries. In 2021, he was appointed associate professor in University Pedagogy at the University of Bergen. His main research and development themes are emotions in university teaching and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): As a founding member of the open-access journal die hochschullehre and editor of the Handbuch Hochschuldidaktik (Handbook Educational Development), he has advanced the discourse on SoTL in the German-speaking area. Most recently, he gained interest in exploring relations between the course and study-program levels in higher education. More information on Robert here: https://www.uib.no/en/persons/Robert.Kordts