A Literature Review on Concepts and Implications of Quality Teaching

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the research findings concerning quality teaching. It shows that the concept of quality teaching has different meanings in different contexts. Researchers have noted that the concept of quality teaching is illusive and complex, with the discussion and the practices of quality teaching and learning revolving around context. The concept and practices of quality teaching can be only discussed, and can only function, within a specific context. This context, as the literature suggests, has three main sub-contexts: education policy, the school, and the classroom teaching and learning practices. This paper started with the definition of the concept of quality teaching and then moved to discuss the context of quality teaching and learning. This review does not claim to be comprehensive or definitive but is intended as a guide to the most important and influential research findings on quality teaching.

Keywords: quality teaching, literature review, classroom practices, education policy, the context of teaching and learning.