Understanding teaching excellence in higher education :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
towards a critical approach /
First Statement of Responsibility
Alan Skelton.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2005.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (vi, 193 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
Key issues in higher education series
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-190) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Part 1. Beginnings -- Introduction -- A Critical Framework -- Part 2. Familiar Faces -- Awards for Teachers -- Institutions and Teaching Excellence -- The Contribution of Subject Disciplines -- Part 3. Alternative Explorations -- Local Knowledge? "Ordinary" Teacher and Student Perceptions -- Internationalization and Inter-Cultural Learning -- Seduced by Glitz and Glamour? Press Reporting of Teaching Excellence -- Professional Development and Teaching Excellence -- Part 4. Future Horizons -- Lost in the Translation? -- Research into Teaching Excellence in Higher Education.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"As debates rage around whether it is down to subject-knowledge, communication skills, taking a research-led approach or being a technological whiz, this book provides the first in-depth examination of teaching excellence in higher education. Identifying and examining interpretations of teaching excellence, it considers what 'excellent' means and implies for practice.
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Lecturers in any higher education establishment who are passionate about raising the standards of teaching will find much in this book to stimulate their thinking and development. It will make an exceptional companion for students on postgraduate certificate, diploma and masters courses that address teaching and learning in higher education"--Jacket.
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Using as its central case study the practice of the UK's most 'excellent' university teachers, as awarded by the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme, this book draws upon insightful interviews with award winners and considers their teaching approaches and development plans. Reference to similar schemes in the USA, Canada, Australia and South Africa offers a comparative perspective and helps the reader locate national policies and practices within the growing worldwide 'excellence movement' in higher education.
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Title
Understanding teaching excellence in higher education.