This article reports on a study in which a new conceptual framework for fostering a positive attitude towards teaching in higher education (PATTHE) was developed. The PATTHE framework builds on a holistic four‐dimensional theoretical concept and is not limited by the specificity of teaching within a particular discipline or national higher education context. The four dimensions of PATTHE pertain to (a) emotional dimension, (b) professional development, (c) constructivist approaches to teaching, and (d) the teaching and research nexus; all of which are relevant for empowering quality teaching at personal, institutional and/or national higher education policy levels. The purpose of our study was to test and analyse this conceptual framework. Creative qualitative research methods were used including identification of keywords, evoking participant opinions through visual materials, reactions to vignettes, and by documenting discussions regarding the proposed PATTHE conceptual framework. A purposive and critically informed approach was used for the selection of twelve higher education experts as research participants. Responses from the selected education developers were collected through an online protocol system. Research results revealed that participant reflections on a positive attitude towards teaching showed a high level of agreement with the proposed conceptual framework; the proposed theoretical concept is thereby deemed well‐constructed and acceptable with minimal extensions.

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高等教育教学中的积极态度方法：政策和实践的一条绝路

本文报告了一项研究，在该研究中，一个新的概念性框架旨在培养对高等教育教学的积极态度（PATTHE）被开发了。PATTHE框架建立在整体的四维理论概念之上，不受特定学科或国家高等教育背景下教学的特殊性的限制。PATTHE的四个方面涉及：（a）情感方面；（b）专业发展；（c）建构主义教学方法；（d）教学与研究联系；所有这些都与增强个人，机构和/或国家高等教育政策水平的高质量教学有关。我们研究的目的是测试和分析此概念框架。使用了创新的定性研究方法，包括关键字的识别，通过视觉材料引起参与者的意见，对小插图的反应以及通过记录有关拟议的PATTHE概念框架的讨论。目的性和批判性的方法用于选择十二名高等教育专家作为研究参与者。通过在线协议系统收集了选定教育开发者的反馈。研究结果表明，参与者对教学的积极态度的反思表明与提议的概念框架高度一致；因此，所提出的理论概念被认为具有良好的结构性，并且只需很少的扩展就可以接受。研究结果表明，参与者对教学的积极态度的反思表明与提议的概念框架高度一致；因此，所提出的理论概念被认为具有良好的结构性，并且只需很少的扩展就可以接受。研究结果表明，参与者对教学的积极态度的反思表明与提议的概念框架高度一致；因此，所提出的理论概念被认为具有良好的结构性，并且可以接受最少的扩展。