Teacher Thinking, Beliefs And Knowledge In Higher Education

This book brings together an international team of leading researchers in thefield of higher education to address the important problem of understandinggood uni... » 

This book brings together an international team of leading researchers in thefield of higher education to address the important problem of understandinggood university teaching. It focuses on the thinking beliefs and knowledgewhich accompany teachers actions. It draws on research from North AmericaEurope Australia and South East Asia to identify similarities and differencesin teachers conceptions of and approaches to teaching and learning. The bookcombines these perspectives with related research on the evaluation of teachingand on teacher reflection and improvement all set within the increasinglyimportant and complex domain of higher education. emTeacherem emThinkingBeliefs and Knowledge in Higher Educationem is the first book to address thisarea and it promises to become a landmark volume in the field helping us tounderstand a complex area of human activity and improve both teaching andlearning. br The intended readers for this book are education researchersincluding PhD students researching aspects of higher education stafffacultydevelopers and educational developers. «