Teacher-Scholar Herbert Zettl: Applied Educational Ideals

摘要

After examining the 40-plus years of his scholarly activity and talking with his former students and colleagues, one thing is clear: Professor Herbert Zettl exempl ifies the ideals of the "teacher-scholar." Those who pursue intellectual inquiry through both research and teaching shape higher education and help create academic culture: The Teacher-Scholar is someone who understands the subject matter deeply enough to structure, select, and organize it in order to effectively communicate to students and whose scholarship and service to the university and community demonstrate a commitment to creating new knowledge, to applying knowledge to solving problems, to synthesize various strands of knowledge, and to understand how students learn.