Learning and Teaching in Higher Education |
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| Author:
| Calkins, Susanna
Light, Greg
Cox, Roy L. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-281-89767-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $94.95 |
Book Description:
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This book addresses the practice of learning and teaching within higher education. Higher education is currently a sector challenged worldwide by increased numbers and diversity of students, tougher demands for professional accountability, increasing calls for educational relevance, thinning resources and the exacting demands of a global education market.
This book brings together key issues of theory and practice to develop an overall professional 'language' of teaching situated...
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This book addresses the practice of learning and teaching within higher education. Higher education is currently a sector challenged worldwide by increased numbers and diversity of students, tougher demands for professional accountability, increasing calls for educational relevance, thinning resources and the exacting demands of a global education market.
This book brings together key issues of theory and practice to develop an overall professional 'language' of teaching situated within communities of academic practice. This 'language' provides teachers with a conceptual 'vocabulary' and 'grammar' for understanding and improving practice, enables them to critically reflect upon their teaching in a range of key 'genres'