Handbook of Higher Education, Hardcover by Sharpe, Rhona (EDT); Bennett, Sue (EDT); Varga-atkins, Tunde (EDT), ISBN 1800888481, ISBN-13 9781800888487, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UKWith the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly escalating higher education’s move online, this timely Handbook presents holistic conceptualisations of higher education which consider change at personal, pedagogic, and organisational levels. Key findings from education research and case studies of institutional practices consider the current and future roles of technologies in higher education.
Examining the changing roles of learning and teaching in higher education, the Handbook critiques the current state of the field and considers the impact of technologies on the symbiotic relationship between research and practice, pointing to the importance of reflexive professional practice. Through conceptual frameworks and methodologies, chapters demonstrate that researching higher education needs to be pluralistic, longitudinal and developmental in order to be rigorous, credible and have impact. The Handbook concludes with a look to future directions of higher education, including the key principles of innovation, inclusivity, collaboration and engagement, and sustainability.
This Handbook’s diverse critical approaches to change will be invaluable to researchers and students of education policy and organisational innovation. Dealing extensively with how strategic and policy decisions surrounding higher education are made, implemented and evaluated, it will also prove useful to institutional leaders and policy makers in higher education.