Author : iPED Research Network
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443812056
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)
Book Synopsis Academic Futures by : iPED Research Network
Download or read book Academic Futures written by iPED Research Network and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-05-27 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This is a book of its time, and one for its time.” So says Paul Trowler of Lancaster University, in his Foreword to this edited collection of new work. The book exemplifies the iPED Research Network’s diversity, exposing both the links and the boundaries between the higher education researchers involved, their students and their institutions. But, as Professor Trowler goes on to say, “What all the chapters have in common is the rigorous and grounded approach based on evidence.” The fifteen contributed chapters are thematically divided into three sections. • Responding to Complexity: authors from Australia, Austria and the UK consider aspects of academic life as diverse as funding and intellectual pleasure • Transforming Academic Identities: views from the UK, Eire and Denmark on evolving as an academic. • Pedagogy and Practice: exemplars of approaches to teaching and learning that use innovative technologies and methods across varying educational contexts. The Introduction by Professor Paul Blackmore of King’s College London sets the scene. Chapters are supplemented by commentary from critical friends, providing alternative perspectives on the work by educational researchers from different disciplines, institution types or nations. Keywords are provided to encourage the reader to dip into the book according to their research interests.