Student Attainment in Higher Education: Issues, controversies and debates is a timely exploration of student attainment in a rapidly changing higher education context and a rapidly changing world. The effects of neoliberalism and the commercialization of everyday life on education have been well documented, but with a focus on pedagogy, whilst student success is measured through grades, statistics and metrics. By exploring attainment in a broader context, this book provides a unique contribution to the critical literature on contemporary higher education.

Within the themes...

Student Attainment in Higher Education: Issues, controversies and debates is a timely exploration of student attainment in a rapidly changing higher education context and a rapidly changing world. The effects of neoliberalism and the commercialization of everyday life on education have been well documented, but with a focus on pedagogy, whilst student success is measured through grades, statistics and metrics. By exploring attainment in a broader context, this book provides a unique contribution to the critical literature on contemporary higher education.

Within the themes...

This timely book explores the notion of teaching excellence from a variety of international experts whose views will shape how teaching is measured and valued in higher education. It guides the reader to understand the complex terrain from which teaching excellence is foregrounded and highlights the issues and controversies surrounding the efficiency of a reductionist approach. By reflecting on what the implementation of teaching quality frameworks and teaching excellence awards mean for the global brand of Universities as well as its students it offers suggestions as to how such...

This timely book explores the notion of teaching excellence from a variety of international experts whose views will shape how teaching is measured and valued in higher education. It guides the reader to understand the complex terrain from which teaching excellence is foregrounded and highlights the issues and controversies surrounding the efficiency of a reductionist approach. By reflecting on what the implementation of teaching quality frameworks and teaching excellence awards mean for the global brand of Universities as well as its students it offers suggestions as to how such...