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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819170303321

Titolo

Improving what is learned at university : an exploration of the social and organisational diversity of university education / / John Brennan. [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-19097-6

1-135-19098-4

1-282-50360-X

9786612503603

0-203-86323-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Collana

Improving learning series

Altri autori (Persone)

BrennanJohn <1947->

Disciplina

306.43/2

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Social aspects - Great Britain

College students - Great Britain - Social conditions

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 (pages [227]-236) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Part I; Chapter 1 Commonalities and diversities of UK universities; Chapter 2 The social and organisational mediation of university learning; Part II; Chapter 3 The universities: Cultures, organisations and reputations; Chapter 4 The subjects: Tribes and territories; Chapter 5 The students: Backgrounds, lifestyles and forms of engagement; Chapter 6 What students learned at university; Chapter 7 What else students learned at university; Chapter 8 Diversities and commonalities in the student experience; Part III

Chapter 9 Implications for institutions, academic staff and studentsChapter 10 Implications for society; Appendix: Methods used in the study; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Received the 'highly commended' award by the Society for Educational Studies for books published in 2010.What is learned in universities today? Is it what students expect to learn? Is it what universities say they learn? How far do the answers to questions such as these differ according to what, where and how one studies?As higher education has



expanded, it has diversified both in terms of its institutional forms and the characteristics of its students. However, what we do not know is the extent to which it has also diversified in terms of 'what is learned'. In