Trowler Cultures and Change in Higher Education

Theories and Practices
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-230-36511-7
Verlag: Macmillan Education
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Ebook (PDF)

Reihe: Universities into the 21st Century

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.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Trowler, Paul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.