Paul Trowler

Cultures and Change in Higher Education (eBook, PDF)

Theories and Practices

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Describes approaches to understanding cultures in higher education, paying particular attention to cultures and cultural construction at departmental level. Implications of cultural characteristics for issues around change initiatives, including the enhancement of teaching, learning and assessment are a key focus of this book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230365117
• Artikelnr.: 62860811

Autorenporträt

PAUL TROWLER is Professor of Higher Education, Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University, UK. He is a member of the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) Development Committee, and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of Higher Education. He has published widely in the area of policy, cultures and change in higher education.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Understanding Changes in Higher Education
A Sociocultural Understanding of Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Teaching and Learning Regimes: A Brief Overview
Teaching and Learning Regimes Deconstructed
Organizational Shape and Processes: Learning Architectures, Enhancement
Cultures
Enhancing Teaching and Learning
Researching for Change
Endnote
References
Index.