| Description |
xii, 302 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Contents 1. Excellence and the good society / Jon Nixon -- 2. Braided practice : the place of scholarly inquiry in teaching excellence / Richard A. Gale -- 3. Beyond performance in teaching excellence / Bruce Macfarlane -- 4. Teaching, discipline, net-work / Miriam Zukas and Janice Malcolm -- 5. Integrating research and teaching : understanding excellence / Angela Brew -- 6. The demotic turn - excellence by fiat / Sue Clegg -- 7. Policy discourses about teaching excellence in a transforming South Africa / Ruth Searle and Sioux McKenna -- 8. Critiquing excellence : undergraduate research for all students / Alan Jenkins and Mick Healey -- 9. Tertiary teaching matters : political economy of a New Zealand centre for tertiary teaching excellence / Joce Jesson and Richard Smith -- 10. Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in England : recognising, celebrating and promoting excellence? / David Gosling and Andrew Hannan -- 11. National strategies for promoting excellence in teaching : a critical review / Vaneeta-Marie D'Andrea -- 12. Teaching excellence in higher education in Japan : an evolving agenda / Hugo Dobson and Yukako Mori -- 13. Teaching excellence in context : drawing from a socio-cultural approach / Joelle Fanghanel -- 14. The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme 2000-2006 : rest in peace? / Alan Skelton -- 15. Exploring teaching excellence in Canada : an interrogation of common practices and policies / Carolin Kreber -- 16. Exploring and developing excellence : towards a community of praxis / Philippa Levy |
| Summary |
"With contributions from leading writers in the field, International Perspectives on Teaching Excellence in Higher Education adopts a critical approach in analysing pedagogical policy and practice. It explores conceptual, practical and strategic challenges faced by the 'worldwide excellence movement' and examines recent developments in a range of different countries such as Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK and the US."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
College teaching.
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Effective teaching.
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| Author |
Skelton, Alan.
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| LC no. |
2007009651 |
| ISBN |
0203939379 (ebk.) |
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0415403626 (hbk.) |
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9780203939376 (ebk.) |
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9780415403627 (hbk.) |
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