Reconstructing Professionalism in University Teaching

by Lawrie Walker, Melanie Walker

Overview

Tells the story of a higher education project, and the attempts of university teachers to enact a critical professionalism in their everyday lives in teaching and learning; and also their development of a shared and collaborative dialogue.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780335208166
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date:	07/01/2001
Series:	SRHE and Open University Press Imprint
Pages:	226
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.48(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements - Notes on contributors - Preface - Part one: Towards a new professionalism in university teaching - Mapping our higher education projects - Action research for equity in teaching and learning - Collaboration with/in a community of practice - Part two: Teachers and learners in action - Introducing a mentoring programme - Using debates in developing students' critical thinking - Engaging a large first year class - Measuring performance: some alternative indicators - Designing a new course - Learning independently through project work - Part three: Endings and beginnings - Reconstructing professionalism in university teaching: doing other/wise - Index.