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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457287203321

Titolo

Improving teaching and learning in higher education [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook for Southern Africa / / edited by Sinfree Makoni

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : Open University press, 2005

ISBN

1-280-95118-4

9786610951185

0-335-22472-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MakoniSinfree

Disciplina

378.1/25/0968

Soggetti

College teaching - Africa, Southern

Education, Higher - Africa, Southern

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

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part 1; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Part 2; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Part 3; Chapter 09; Appendix A; Appendix B; References; Index; SRHE

Sommario/riassunto

The emergence of the discourse around learning and teaching is one of the more remarkable phenomena of the last decade in higher education. Increasingly, universities are being required to pay greater attention to improving teaching and enhancing student learning. This book will help universities and colleges achieve these goals through an approach to institutional change that is well founded on both research and practical experience. By placing learning at the centre of organizational change, this book challenges many of the current assumptions about management of teaching, supporting student