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Improving what is learned at university : an exploration of the social and organisational diversity of university education / John Brennan. [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Improving learning TLRP.
- Improving learning series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Higher--Social aspects--Great Britain--Case studies.
- Education, Higher.
- College students--Great Britain--Social conditions--Case studies.
- College students.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (254 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Received the 'highly commended' award by the Society for Educational Studies for books published in 2010.What is learned in universities today? Is it what students expect to learn? Is it what universities say they learn? How far do the answers to questions such as these differ according to what, where and how one studies?As higher education has expanded, it has diversified both in terms of its institutional forms and the characteristics of its students. However, what we do not know is the extent to which it has also diversified in terms of 'what is learned'. In
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Part I; Chapter 1 Commonalities and diversities of UK universities; Chapter 2 The social and organisational mediation of university learning; Part II; Chapter 3 The universities: Cultures, organisations and reputations; Chapter 4 The subjects: Tribes and territories; Chapter 5 The students: Backgrounds, lifestyles and forms of engagement; Chapter 6 What students learned at university; Chapter 7 What else students learned at university; Chapter 8 Diversities and commonalities in the student experience; Part III
- Chapter 9 Implications for institutions, academic staff and studentsChapter 10 Implications for society; Appendix: Methods used in the study; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-236) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-19097-6
- 1-135-19098-4
- 1-282-50360-X
- 9786612503603
- 0-203-86323-2
- 9780203863237
- OCLC:
- 574630585
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