Improving What Is Learned at University: An Exploration of the Social and Organisational Diversity of University Education

ISBN-13: 9780415480154 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 256 str.

John Brennan

Opis

This text provides a unique insight into 'what is really learned at university' and how much it differs between students and between the universities they attend, challenging notions of 'best' or 'top' universities.

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@contents: Selected Contents: Part 1  1. Commonalities and diversities of UK universities John Brennan and David Jary  2. The social and organisational mediation of university learning John Brennan, David Jary, John T.E. Richardson and Mike Osborne  Part 2  3. The universities: cultures, organisations and reputations John Brennan, Mike Osborne and David Jary  4. The subjects: tribes and territories David Jary, Robert Edmunds, Muir Houston and Yann Lebea  5. The students: backgrounds, lifestyles and forms of engagement David Jary, Muir Houston and Yann Lebeau  6. What students learned at university John T.E. Richardson and Robert Edmunds  7. What else students learned at university John Brennan, David Jary and Muir Houston  8. Diversities and commonalities in the student experience Mike Osborne, John Brennan and Robert Edmunds  Part 3  9. Implications for institutions, academic staff and students David Jary and Mike Osborne  10. Implications for society John Brennan  Appendix Methods used in the study John T.E. Richardson, Robert Edmunds