John Brennan, Robert Edmunds, Muir Houston, David Jary, Yann Lebeau, Michael Osborne, John T. E. Richardson

Improving What is Learned at University (eBook, PDF)

An Exploration of the Social and Organisational Diversity of University Education

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a unique insight into 'what is really learned at university' and how much it differs between students and between the universities they attend, challenging notions of 'best' or 'top' universities.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135190989
• Artikelnr.: 43822203

Autorenporträt

John Brennan is Professor of Higher Education Research at the UK Open University and Director of the Centre for Higher Education Research and Information.

Rob Edmunds is a Research Student in Systems Engineering and Human Factors at Cranfield University in the UK.

Muir Houston is Lecturer in Adult and Continuing Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Glasgow, UK.

Davis Jary is Visiting Professor in the Centre for Higher Education Research and Information at the UK Open University

Yann Lebeau is Lecturer in Educational Research in the School of Education and Lifelong Learning at the University of East Anglia, UK.

Michael Osborne is Professor of Adult and Lifelong Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Glasgow, UK

John Richardson is Professor of Student Learning and Assessment in the Institute of Educational Technology at the UK Open University

Inhaltsangabe

@contents: Selected Contents: Part 1 1. Commonalities and diversities of UK
universities John Brennan and David Jary 2. The social and organisational
mediation of university learning John Brennan, David Jary, John T.E.
Richardson and Mike Osborne Part 2 3. The universities: cultures,
organisations and reputations John Brennan, Mike Osborne and David Jary 4.
The subjects: tribes and territories David Jary, Robert Edmunds, Muir
Houston and Yann Lebea 5. The students: backgrounds, lifestyles and forms
of engagement David Jary, Muir Houston and Yann Lebeau 6. What students
learned at university John T.E. Richardson and Robert Edmunds 7. What else
students learned at university John Brennan, David Jary and Muir Houston
8. Diversities and commonalities in the student experience Mike Osborne,
John Brennan and Robert Edmunds Part 3 9. Implications for institutions,
academic staff and students David Jary and Mike Osborne 10. Implications
for society John Brennan Appendix Methods used in the study John T.E.
Richardson, Robert Edmunds