Building teaching capacities in higher education : a comprehensive international model / edited by Alenoush Saroyan and Mariane Frenay ; prologue by James Groccia.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Saroyan, Alenoush, 1949-

Frenay, Mariane.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teachers--Training of--Case studies.

College teachers.

Universities and colleges--Faculty--Case studies.

Universities and colleges.

Education, Higher--Case studies.

Education, Higher.

Curriculum enrichment--Case studies.

Curriculum enrichment.

Academic achievement--Case studies.

Academic achievement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Va. : Stylus, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the culmination of three years' work by teams from eight institutions in five different European and North American countries interested in developing and disseminating a more profound understanding of university-level pedagogy. The purpose of the project was, first, to conceptualize what an internationally-appropriate, formal academic program for faculty development in higher education might look like, taking into account differing national contexts in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France and Switzerland. The second purpose was to define a common curriculum, or core course with commo

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; PROLOGUE; PART ONE: FIVE CASE STUDIES AND A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; 1. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT IN CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES; 2. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT IN SWITZERLAND: A Study of French-Speaking Universities; 3. DANISH FACULTY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES; 4. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT IN BELGIAN UNIVERSITIES; 5. A LOOK AT THE FRENCH EXPERIENCE IN FACULTY DEVELOPMENT; 6. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT ACROSS EUROPE AND CANADA: Comparisons of Five Case Studies; PART TWO: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

7. MAKING THE SHIFT FROM FACULTY DEVELOPMENT TO EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A Conceptual Framework Grounded in Practice 8. VALIDATION OF A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK: The Meaning and Scope of Educational Development; EPILOGUE; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-00-344334-6

1-000-97866-4

1-000-97358-1

1-003-44334-6

1-57922-499-7

1-4416-5194-2

9781003443346

OCLC:

635947372