Handbook of college and university teaching : a global perspective / editor James E. Groccia, Mohammed A. Al-Sudairy, William Buskist.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Groccia, James E., editor.

Al-Sudairy, Mohammed A., editor.

Buskist, William, editor.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teaching--Cross-cultural studies.

College teaching.

Learning--Cross-cultural studies.

Learning.

Universities and colleges--Administration--Cross-cultural studies.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 538 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This comprehensive volume presents international perspectives on critical issues impacting teaching and learning in a diverse range of higher education environments.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Preface; PART I: Introduction; 1 - A Model for Understanding University Teaching and Learning; PART II: Outcomes of Teaching and Learning; 2 - Effective Grading and Assessment; 3 - Using the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning to Improve Learning Outcomes; 4 - From Document to Practice; PART III: Understanding Students; 5 - Optimizing Adaptive Student Behaviors; 6 - Preparing Middle Eastern Students for the Future; 7 - Culture and Disability in the Classroom; PART IV: Understanding Teachers

8 - Developing Faculty for the 21st Century in South Africa9 - Sustaining and Championing Teaching and Learning; 10 - An Effective Modelfor the Professional Development of Middle Eastern Faculty; PART V: Understanding Context; 11 - Culture and Teaching; 12 - The Implications of Muslim Beliefs, Practices, and Traditions on University Teaching and Learning; 13 - The Context of Learning; 14 - Learning for Transformation in an International Context; 15 - Review of New University Education Policy Implementation in Croatia

16 - The Impact of Organizational Culture on the Leadership of Higher Education Curriculum Development17 - Leading Higher Education Teaching, Learning, and Innovation; PART VI: Understanding Content; 18: Internationalizing the Curriculum; 19 Cultural Contexts and Curricular Design in Saudi Arabia and Other Middle Eastern Nations; 20 - Strategic Curriculum Change; PART VII: Understanding Learning; 21 - Visualizing Knowledge Structures of University Teaching to Relate Pedagogic Theory and Academic Practice; 22 - Culture and Learning Styles; 23 - Metacognitive Learning and Culture

PART VIII: Understanding Teaching24 - Emerging Evidence for Excellent Teaching Across Borders; 25 - Writing for the U.S. University; 26 - Culture Bump; 27 - Intercultural Pedagogy; 28 - Conceptual Bases of Problem-Based Learning; 29 - Problem-Based Learning and Its Application to South African Medical Education; 30 - Confucius and Buddha in the College Classroom; 31 - Learning, Teaching, and Assessment Using Technology; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version details on publisher's website; title from home page (viewed on Mar. 12, 2012).

ISBN:

9781483305912

1483305910

9781782689041

1782689044

9781452261928

145226192X

9781412996891

1412996899

OCLC:

699483951