Flexible Learning, Human Resource and Organisational Development: Putting Theory to Work

by John Garrick (Editor), Viktor Jakupec (Editor)

Overview

Recent challenges facing higher and tertiary education such as the impact of globalisation and the emergence of new technologies, have called for a radical reconceptualisation of the teaching-learning nexus.This book addresses contemporary contexts of flexible learning and its practices, and provides insights about directions in which education and

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134636754
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/23/1999
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	411 KB

About the Author

John Garrick, Viktor Jakupec

Table of Contents

Foreword. Contributors. Setting the Scene for Flexible Learning A global society needs flexible learning Margaret Haughey. Digital technology and university sovereignty: compatibility or collision course? Ross Paul. Exploring the concept of flexibility Ted Nunan. The politics of flexible learning opportunities and challenges in a globalised world Viktor Jakupec. Putting the Theory To Work Reconfiguring institutional strategies for flexible learning and delivery John Bottomley. Managing institutional change and the pressures for new approaches to teaching and learning Bruce King. Forging policies in flexible learning Richard Edwards and Alan Tait. Implications of Flexible Learning for Practice 'Human' resource management, 'flexible' learning and difference: a feminist exploration Leonie Rowan. Pedagogical implications of flexible learning Mary Thorpe. Using media and technologies for flexible workplace learning David Hawkridge. Flexible delivery and flexible learning: developing flexible learners? Terry Evans . Flexible learning, post modernity and the contemporary workplace Robin Usher. Flexible learning, work and the management of 'intellectual' capital John Garrick. Conclusion Flexible learning, human resource development and the construction of 'working knowledge' John Garrick and Viktor Jakupec. Index.

Editorial Reviews

Based on the observation that the impact of globalization and the emergence of new technologies requires a radical reconceptualization of the teaching-learning nexus in higher education and professional training, educators from Britain, the US, and Australia explore contemporary contexts of flexible learning and its practices and suggest some directions education and training providers may be required to go. They discuss social and economic dimensions, knowledge and power, institutional strategies, media and new technologies, and other aspects. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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