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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822025303321

Autore

Harland Tony <1955-, >

Titolo

Values in higher education teaching / / Tony Harland and Neil Pickering

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-90268-6

1-136-90269-4

1-282-93010-9

9786612930102

0-203-84200-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (138 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PickeringNeil

Disciplina

378/.014

Soggetti

College teachers - Training of

Curriculum enrichment

Education, Higher

Universities and colleges - Faculty

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 (p. [121]-123) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 Values; Chapter 2 Understanding values in practice; Chapter 3 Teaching values; Chapter 4 Valuing higher education; Chapter 5 Foundational values; Conclusion; A note on the methodology of narrative inquiry; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Values in Higher Education Teaching explores the way in which teaching, research, learning and higher education are a values enterprise and that an exploration of values is necessary to work out the full purposes of a higher education to guide practices and help academics understand academic work. Values inform thinking and actions and although this is well recognized, values are seldom brought to the forefront of inquiries as practices in higher education are developed. This book argues that by putting values firmly on the agenda of those who teach, work and learn in higher educat