Staff and Educational Development: Case Studies, Experience and Practice

✍ Scribed by David Baume, Helen Edwards, Graham Webb

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 208
• Series: Case Studies of Teaching in Higher Education
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Maintaining the practical and interactive focus of the series, this book features a collection of case studies of best practice from around the world, covering different situations, environments and course types. They include key areas such as skills, research, supervision and curriculum change and development, support services, implementing change, leadership, quality assurance and improvement and accreditation. The studies are presented in such a way as to encourage readers to engage in critical reflection. After each one, its author provides a thorough analysis of the case, teasing out key issues and providing links to research and experience in the area.

✦ Table of Contents

HALF-TITLE......Page 1
TITLE......Page 3
COPYRIGHT......Page 4
CONTENTS......Page 5
CONTRIBUTORS......Page 8
INTRODUCTION: THINKING, WRITING AND TALKING ABOUT STAFF AND EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT......Page 11
Why this book on staff and educational development?......Page 12
What we mean by staff and educational development......Page 13
Staff and educational development in the literature......Page 15
The cases......Page 16
How to use this book......Page 17
References......Page 19
PART 1......Page 22
PART 2......Page 24
PART 3......Page 25
PART 4......Page 26
CASE REPORTER’S DISCUSSION......Page 28
References......Page 29
PART 1......Page 30
PART 2......Page 32
CASE REPORTER’S DISCUSSION......Page 37
Notes......Page 38
References......Page 39
PART 1......Page 40
PART 2......Page 43
CASE REPORTER’S DISCUSSION......Page 45
Reference......Page 48
PART 1......Page 49
PART 2......Page 50
CASE REPORTER’S DISCUSSION......Page 52
PART 1......Page 55
PART 2......Page 57
PART 3......Page 60
CASE REPORTER’S DISCUSSION......Page 61
Reference......Page 63
PART 1......Page 65
PART 2......Page 67
CASE REPORTER’S DISCUSSION......Page 69
PART 1......Page 72
PART 2......Page 73
PART 3......Page 75
CASE REPORTER’S DISCUSSION......Page 77
Questions for personal reflection......Page 80
PART 1......Page 81
PART 2......Page 84
Identification of achievable outcomes......Page 85
Downplaying problematic issues at the beginning......Page 86
Dealing with the emotional aspects of change......Page 88
Finding the middle ground......Page 89
Reference......Page 90
PART 1......Page 91
PART 2......Page 94
CASE REPORTER’S DISCUSSION......Page 96
PART 1......Page 99
PART 2......Page 101
PART 3......Page 105
CASE REPORTERS’ DISCUSSION......Page 108
Questions for personal reflection......Page 109
PART 1......Page 110
PART 3......Page 113
CASE REPORTER’S DISCUSSION......Page 116
PART 1......Page 118
PART 2......Page 119
PART 3......Page 123
Adequacy......Page 124
Legitimacy......Page 125
Support......Page 126
Reference......Page 127
PART 1......Page 128
PART 2......Page 131
CASE REPORTER’S DISCUSSION......Page 135
References......Page 139
PART 1......Page 140
PART 2......Page 143
PART 3......Page 144
CASE REPORTER’S DISCUSSION......Page 146
PART 1......Page 150
PART 2......Page 153
CASE REPORTER’S DISCUSSION......Page 154
PART 1......Page 156
PART 2......Page 158
PART 3......Page 159
CASE REPORTER’S DISCUSSION......Page 162
Questions for personal reflection......Page 165
Background......Page 167
PART 1......Page 168
PART 2......Page 169
PART 3......Page 170
PART 4......Page 172
CASE REPORTER’S DISCUSSION......Page 174
Resources......Page 176
Background......Page 177
PART 1......Page 178
PART 2......Page 180
CASE REPORTER’S DISCUSSION......Page 184
PART 1......Page 187
PART 2......Page 190
CASE REPORTER’S DISCUSSION......Page 192
Tackling key issues......Page 195
Tools of the trade......Page 196
Widening the focus......Page 197
Working at the national level......Page 198
The professionalization of staff and educational development......Page 199
Books and journal articles......Page 201
Web sites......Page 204
INDEX......Page 206