Developing academics : the essential higher education handbook / created by Shelda Debowski.

By:

Debowski, Shelda [author.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London Routledge 2017Description: 330 pages ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781138910102 (hbk)
9781138910119 (pbk)

Subject(s):

Education, Higher -- Handbooks, manuals, etc

Contents:

Part I Understanding higher education development, II - Designing and delivering quality higher education development, III -Academic capacity building, IV - Evaluating and researching HED practice and impact, V - Positioning the HED service for success

Summary: Academics work in a highly complex world where they must build integrative capabilities and outcomes as teachers, researchers and leaders. As they progress from novice to expert their evolving identities, methodologies and strategies need to be well-attuned to their own strengths and the sectoral expectations: a process that is greatly facilitated by the guidance of leaders and specialist developers. Developing Academics offers guidance to developers, senior leaders and academics on the principles and practices that support high-performing and adaptive academic communities. As the first work to explore the complex nature of academic capacity building, it offers comprehensive development principles, learning theories and specific strategies to support academic growth and development.

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Academics work in a highly complex world where they must build integrative capabilities and outcomes as teachers, researchers and leaders. As they progress from novice to expert their evolving identities, methodologies and strategies need to be well-attuned to their own strengths and the sectoral expectations: a process that is greatly facilitated by the guidance of leaders and specialist developers. Developing Academics offers guidance to developers, senior leaders and academics on the principles and practices that support high-performing and adaptive academic communities. As the first work to explore the complex nature of academic capacity building, it offers comprehensive development principles, learning theories and specific strategies to support academic growth and development.

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