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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454290103321

Autore

Walsh Lorraine <1964->

Titolo

Collaborative working in higher education [[electronic resource] ] : the social academy / / Lorraine Walsh and Peter Kahn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Routledge, 2009

ISBN

1-135-21569-3

1-282-28378-2

9786612283789

0-203-87292-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KahnPeter (Peter E.)

Disciplina

378

Soggetti

University cooperation

College teachers - Professional relationships

Group work in education

Group work in research

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Case Studies; Figures; Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Part I Collaborative Working in Higher Education; 1 Opening Up Collaborative Working; 2 Theoretical Perspectives: The Collaborative Cocktail; 3 Establishing and Sustaining Collaborations; Part II Case Studies in Collaboration; 4 Brokers of Collaboration; 5 Crossing Boundaries in Collaboration; 6 Proximity and Virtuality in Collaborative Research; 7 Challenging Patterns of Practice through Collaborative Working; Part III Developing the Social Academy

8 Squaring the Circle: Round-Table Discussion on Collaborative Working9 A Collaborative Future for the Academy; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Collaborative working is an increasingly vital part of Higher Education academic life. Traditionally, university culture supported individual research and scholarship. Today, the focus has shifted from the individual to the group or team. Collaborative Working in Higher Education takes the reader on a journey of examination, discussion,



and reflection of emerging collaborative practices. The book offers suggestions for developing practice via a broad overview of the key aspects of collaboration and collaborative working, informed by focused case studies and the international perspe