Strengthening Teaching and Learning in Research Universities: Strategies and Initiatives for Institutional Change

Description

This book offers a range of approaches and specific examples of how a sample of internationally leading research-intensive universities, from a variety of regions around the world, work to improve teaching and learning. It describes and analyzes broad university initiatives and approaches that have the potential of driving institution-wide change processes in teaching and learning, thus providing a link between strategic ambitions and cultural transformation in the universities. Globally, research-intensive universities are increasingly pressured to increase their performance in both research and education. However, while much focus internationally has been devoted to how universities are working to boost their research performance, less is known about how internationally leading universities are working to improve teaching and learning. Through comparative cases drawn from universities in Europe, Asia and the US, key practices and lessons are identified and showcased providing a unique insight into the ways internationally leading research universities work to support and enhance staff engagement in teaching and learning. It will be essential reading for researchers and advanced students working in Higher Education and Sociology, particularly those with an interest in comparative studies. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Strategic Challenges in the Development of Teaching and Learning in Research-Intensive Universities....Pages 1-18 The Expansion of Academic Development: The Challenges of Organizational Coordination and Collaboration....Pages 19-41 Educational Enhancement in the Disciplines: Models, Lessons and Challenges from Three Research-Intensive Universities....Pages 43-71 Faculty Development for Educational Leadership....Pages 73-101 Building Academic Staff Teaching Competencies: How Pedagogic Continuous Professional Development for Academic Staff Can Be Organised and Developed in Research-Intensive Universities....Pages 103-128 Teaching Academies as a Means of Developing Institutional Quality: Academic Identities, Levels of Engagement and Organizational Cultures....Pages 129-159 Fostering Dialogue About Practices....Pages 161-185 The Importance of Evidence-Based Enhancement of the Quality of Learning and Teaching in Research-Intensive Universities....Pages 187-213 Back Matter....Pages 215-228