In this timely and innovative book scholars from Europe, the UK, North America and Australia, explore their own sense of identity, reflecting both on their research and scholarly interests, and their work experiences.
Taking the form of a debate, Changing Identities in Higher Education helps to widen the contemporary space for debates on the future of higher education itself. The book is split into three parts:
part one presents a set of essays each on a set of identities within higher education (academic, student, administrative/managerial and educational...
In this timely and innovative book scholars from Europe, the UK, North America and Australia, explore their own sense of identity, reflecting both ...
Winner of the Comparative and International Education Society Higher Education Special Interest Group Best Book Award for 2014! As universities increasingly engage with the world beyond the classroom and the campus, those who work within higher education are left to examine how the university's mission has changed. Official reviews and debates often forget to inquire into the purposes and responsibilities of universities, and how they are changing. Where these matters are addressed, they are rarely pursued in depth, and rarely go beyond current circumstances. Those who care about the...
Winner of the Comparative and International Education Society Higher Education Special Interest Group Best Book Award for 2014! As universities increa...
Practice-Based Education: Perspectives and Strategies. This book draws on the collective vision, research, scholarship and experience of leading academics in the field of practice-based and professional education. It presents multiple perspectives and critical appraisals on this significant trend in higher education and examines strategies for implementing this challenging and inspiring mode of learning, teaching and curriculum development. Eighteen chapters are presented across three sections of the book: Contesting and Contextualising Practice-Based Education Practice-Based Education...
Practice-Based Education: Perspectives and Strategies. This book draws on the collective vision, research, scholarship and experience of leading acade...
Practice-Based Education: Perspectives and Strategies. This book draws on the collective vision, research, scholarship and experience of leading academics in the field of practice-based and professional education. It presents multiple perspectives and critical appraisals on this significant trend in higher education and examines strategies for implementing this challenging and inspiring mode of learning, teaching and curriculum development. Eighteen chapters are presented across three sections of the book: Contesting and Contextualising Practice-Based Education Practice-Based Education...
Practice-Based Education: Perspectives and Strategies. This book draws on the collective vision, research, scholarship and experience of leading acade...
As universities increasingly engage with the world beyond the classroom and the campus, those who work within higher education are left to examine how the university s mission has changed. Official reviews and debates often forget to inquire into the purposes and responsibilities of universities, and how they are changing. Where these matters are addressed, they are rarely pursued in depth, and rarely go beyond current circumstances. Those who care about the university s role in society are left looking for a renewed sense of purpose regarding its goals and aspirations.
The Future...
As universities increasingly engage with the world beyond the classroom and the campus, those who work within higher education are left to examine ...
With higher education around the world in a period of extreme flux, this volume explores its underlying philosophy, a core element of the ongoing debate. Offering a diverse range of perspectives from an international selection of renowned scholars of higher education, the book is full of imaginative insights that add up to a substantive contribution to the discussion.
As universities attempt to adapt to a new environment characterized by stiff international competition, networked remote learning, burgeoning student numbers and comparative performance assessment, how we conceptualize...
With higher education around the world in a period of extreme flux, this volume explores its underlying philosophy, a core element of the ongoing d...
In the World Library of Educationalists series, international scholars compile career-long selections of what they judge to be among their finest pieces so the world has access to them in a single manageable volume. Readers are able to follow the themes and strands and see how their work contributes to the development of the field.
Over more than three decades, Professor Ronald Barnett has acquired a distinctive position as a leading philosopher of the university and higher education, and this volume brings together 15 of his key writings, particularly papers from leading...
In the World Library of Educationalists series, international scholars compile career-long selections of what they judge to be among their finest p...
In the 'World Library of Educationalists' series, international scholars compile career-long selections of what they judge to be among their finest pieces so the world has access to them in a single manageable volume. Over more than three decades, Professor Ronald Barnett has acquired a distinctive position as a leading philosopher of the university and higher education, and this volume brings together 15 of his key writings, particularly papers from leading journals.
In the 'World Library of Educationalists' series, international scholars compile career-long selections of what they judge to be among their finest pi...
Understanding the University constitutes the final volume in a trilogy - the first two books having been Being a University (2010) and Imagining the University (2012) - and represents the trilogy's ultimate aims and endeavours. The three volumes together offer a unique attempt at a fairly systematic and exhaustive level to map out just what it might be seriously to understand the extraordinarily complex entity that is known across the world as 'the university'.
Through examination of the conditions and possibilities underlying and affecting universities, this...
Understanding the University constitutes the final volume in a trilogy - the first two books having been Being a University (2010) ...
