Critical Issues in Higher Education / edited by Michael Kompf, Pamela M. Denicolo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kompf, Michael.

Denicolo, Pam.

Series:

Critical Issues in the Future of Learning and Teaching ; 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Local Subjects:

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2013.

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The ideas and papers in this volume primarily showcase the work of a group of new scholars who will lead the next generation of educational practise and inquiry. While the topics explored are critical issues, the ways in which these new scholars have chosen to address them illustrates the diversity of voice, venue and value that has led them to present their work. Education and what it means has entered a new era in which the primary focus on education for the sake of education is strained. An educational free-for-all, in the sense of a no-holds-barred fight, seems in place as competition for market share, effective branding exercises and movement towards a client-based delivery of educational services (on demand as demanded) has been fuelled and compounded by litigation, accreditation, transfer credits and matters of patents, copyrights, ownership and monopoly. The link between education and financial well-being has been co-opted as the key to personal success. Unfortunately, the degree pursuit, often called the “paper chase” has become competitive for learners seeking scholarships, awards and entry into graduate school. This transition indicates movement from becoming well educated to employability potential paralleling much institutional retooling and sustenance of enhanced reputation and fiscal viability.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Michael Kompf and Pamela M. Denicolo

Social Epistemology, Higher Education and Cultural Convergence / Michael Kompf

Teaching Qualification for Doctoral Students / Andrew Short

Developments in Doctoral Assessment in the UK / Gill Clarke

Keeping the Boys at a Distance / Patrick Tierney

Preparing Researchers of Tomorrow / Ewelina K. Niemczyk

Every Student Counts: Current Trends in Post Secondary Student Retention / Catherine O’Rourke

Outcomes of Learning: [Dis]engaging Students in Higher Education / Nicola Simmons

Quality Assurance Requirements in Ontario Universities / Lori Goff

Students With Learning and Developmental Disabilities in Post Secondary Education / Wendy Arscott

UK Higher Education / Janet Bohrer

Matching the Characteristics of Researchers with the Demands of 21st Century Research / Julie Reeves

Tensions Between Practitioner Researchers and University Human Research Ethics Regulatory Boards / Lori Walker

Silence Within the Academy: A Symptom / Rahul Kumar

Evaluating the Impact of Innovations in Doctoral Education in the UK / Tony Bromley

Doctorateness – An Elusive Concept? / Pamela M. Denicolo and Chris Park

Intersecting Roles / Christina Skorobohacz

John is Back, Or Is He? The Dewey Revival and Community Service-Learning in Higher Education / Ellen Carter

Quality and Sustainability Concerns for Online Course Offerings in Higher Education / Shantal Woolsey

Befriending Bologna? Students and Standardized Policies and Procedures Governing Higher Education in Europe / Christine Helen Arnold

Author Biographies / Michael Kompf and Pamela M. Denicolo.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9789462090453

9462090459

9789462090460

9462090467

OCLC:

829073422