Understanding Teaching Excellence in Higher Education Towards a Critical Approach

What makes a university teacher 'excellent'? As debates rage about whether this 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. Id...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Skelton, Alan
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published London Taylor and Francis 17.11.2005
Routledge
Taylor & Francis Group
Taylor & Francis
Edition1
SeriesKey Issues in Higher Education
Subjects
College teaching
College teaching > Evaluation
Continuing Professional Development
Higher Education
Teacher effectiveness
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ISBN0415333288
9780415333276
041533327X
9780415333283
DOI10.4324/9780203412947

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Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1 Beginnings -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 A critical framework -- Part 2 Familiar faces -- Chapter 3 Awards for teachers -- Chapter 4 Institutions and teaching excellence -- Chapter 5 The contribution of subject disciplines -- Part 3 Alternative explorations -- Chapter 6 Local knowledge? 'Ordinary' teacher and student perceptions -- Chapter 7 Internationalization and intercultural learning -- Chapter 8 Seduced by glitz and glamour? Press reporting of teaching excellence -- Chapter 9 Professional development and teaching excellence -- Part 4 Future horizons -- Chapter 10 Lost in the translation? -- Chapter 11 Research into teaching excellence in higher education -- Chapter 12 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index